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<£o$oAreaWageSurveyU.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics

Corpus Christi, Texas, Metropolitan Area July 1979

Bulletin 2050-33

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Preface

This b u lle t in p r o v id e s r e s u l t s o f a July 1979 s u rv ey o f o c c u ­pational earn in gs and s u p p lem en ta ry wage ben e f its in the C orp us C h r is t i , T e x a s , S tandard M e trop o l i ta n S ta t is t ica l A r e a . The s u rv e y was m a d e as p a rt o f the B u reau o f L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s ’ annual a re a w age s u rv e y p r o g r a m . It was con du cted by the B u r e a u ’ s r e g io n a l o f f i c e in D a l la s , T e x . , under the g e n e ra l d i r e c t io n o f B o y d B . O 'N e a l , A s s is ta n t R e g ion a l C o m m is s i o n e r fo r O p e ra t io n s . The s u rv e y co u ld not have been a c c o m p l i s h e d without the c o o p e r a t io n o f the m an y f i r m s w hose w age and s a la r y data p r o v id e d the b a s is for the s ta t is t ica l in fo r m a t io n in this bullet in . The B u reau w ish e s to e x p r e s s s in c e r e a p p re c ia t io n fo r the c o o p e r a t io n r e c e iv e d .

M a te r ia l in this pu b l ica t ion is in the pu blic dom ain and m a y be r e p r o d u c e d without p e r m i s s i o n o f the F e d e r a l G o v e rn m e n t . P le a s e c r e d i t the B u reau o f L a b o r S ta t is t ic s and cite the nam e and n u m ber o f this p u b lica tion .

Note:A cu r r e n t r e p o r t on o c cu p a t io n a l earn ings and s u p p lem en ta ry wage

ben ef its in the C orp u s C h r is t i a r e a is ava ilab le for the m ov in g and s to ra g e in d u stry (July 1979). A ls o ava ilab le a re l is t ings o f union w age r a te s for build ing t r a d e s , p r int ing t r a d e s , l o c a l - t r a n s i t op er a t in g e m p lo y e e s , l o c a l t r u c k d r iv e r s and h e lp e r s , and g r o c e r y s to r e e m p lo y e e s . F r e e c o p ie s o f th ese a re ava ilab le f r o m the B u r e a u ’ s r e g io n a l o f f i c e s . (See b a ck c o v e r f o r a d d r e s s e s . )

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Area Corpus Christi, Texas,Wage Metropolitan AreaSurvey July 1979U.S. Department of Labor Ray Marshall, SecretaryBureau of Labor Statistics Janet L. Norwood, Commissioner

November 1979

Bulletin 2050-33

Contents Page

Introduction__________________________________________ 2

T a b le s :

Earnings, all establishments:A - l . Weekly earnings o f o f f ice w o r k e r s_____ 3A -2 . Weekly earnings o f pro fess ion a l

and technical w o r k e r s __________________ 5A -3. A verage weekly earnings of

of f ice , pro fess iona l , andtechnical w ork ers , by s e x ____________ 6

A -4. Hourly earnings of maintenance,too lroom , and powerplantw orkers__________________________________ 7

A -5. Hourly earnings of m ater ia lmovement and custodial w o r k e r s_____ 8

A - 6. A verage hourly earnings ofmaintenance, to o lroom , p o w e r - plant, m ateria l m ovem ent, andcustodial w ork e rs , by s e x _____________ 9

A -7. P ercent in creases in average hourly earnings fbr se lectedoccupational g r o u p s ______________________10

A - 8. A verage pay relationships within establishmentsfo r w h ite -co l la r w o r k e r s ________________11

A -9. A verage pay relationships within establishmentsfo r b lu e -co l la r w o r k e r s _________________ 12

Page

Tables— Continued

Establishment p rac t ices and supplementary wage prov is ion s :

B - l . Minimum entrance sa laries forinexperienced typists and c lerk s_______ 13

B-2 . Late-sh ift pay prov is ions for fu l l - t im e manufacturingproduction and related w o r k e r s _________ 14

B-3 . Scheduled weekly hours and days offu l l - t im e f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s ___________ 15

B-4, Annual paid holidays fo r fu ll-t im e

B-5 . Paid vacation prov is ion s forfu l l - t im e w o r k e r s _________________________17

B - 6. Health, insurance, and pensionplans fo r fu ll - t im e w o r k e r s _____________ 19

B -7 . Life insurance plans forfu ll - t im e w o r k e r s ________________________ 20

Appendix A. Scope and method o f su rv ey__________ 23Appendix B. Occupational descr iptions____________ 28

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Introduction

This a r e a is 1 o f 72 in w h ich the U.S. D e p a r tm e n t o f L a b o r ' s B u reau o f L a b o r S ta t is t ic s co n d u cts s u r v e y s o f o c cu p a t io n a l earn in gs and re la ted b en e f it s . (S ee l i s t o f a r e a s on in s id e b a ck c o v e r . ) In e a ch area , earn ings data f o r s e l e c t e d o c cu p a t io n s ( A - s e r i e s tab les ) a r e c o l l e c t e d annually. In fo rm a t io n on e s ta b l is h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and su p p le m e n ta ry w a g e benefits ( B - s e r i e s ta b les ) is obta in ed e v e r y th ird y e a r .

E a c h y e a r a f t e r a l l ind iv idual a re a w age s u rv e y s have b e e n c o m ­p le ted , two s u m m a r y bu lle t in s a r e is su e d . T h e f i r s t b r in g s to g e th e r data f o r each m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a s u r v e y e d ; the s e c o n d p r e se n ts national and r e ­g ion a l e s t im a t e s , p r o je c t e d f r o m in div idual m e t r o p o l i t a n a r e a data, f o r a l l S tandard M e t r o p o l i t a n S ta t is t ic a l A r e a s in the United S ta tes , ex c lu d in g A la sk a and Hawaii.

A m a j o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in the a r e a w age s u r v e y p r o g r a m is the n eed to d e s c r i b e the l e v e l and m o v e m e n t o f w a g es in a v a r ie t y o f la b o r m a r k e t s , through the a n a ly s is o f ( 1) the le v e l and d is t r ib u t io n o f w a g e s by o c cu p a t io n , and (2 ) the m o v e m e n t o f w a g e s by o ccu p a t io n a l c a t e g o r y and sk i l l le v e l . The p r o g r a m d e v e lo p s in fo r m a t io n that m a y be u se d f o r m a n y p u r p o s e s , including w a g e and s a la r y a d m in is t r a t io n , c o l l e c t i v e b a rg a in in g , and a s ­s is ta n c e in d e t e r m in in g plant l o c a t io n . S u rv e y r e s u l t s a l s o a r e u s e d by the U.S. D e p a r tm e n t o f L a b o r to m a k e w age d e te rm in a t io n s u nder the S e r v i c e C on tra ct A c t o f 1965.

A - s e r i e s ta b les

T a b le s A - l th rou gh A -6 p r o v id e e s t im a te s of s t r a ig h t - t im e w e e k ly o r h o u r ly e a rn in g s f o r w o r k e r s in o c cu p a t io n s c o m m o n to a v a r ie t y o f m an u factu r in g and n on m an u fa ctu r in g in d u s t r ie s . T h e o c cu p a t io n s a r e de f in ed in append ix B. F o r the 31 l a r g e s t s u r v e y a r e a s , tab les A - 1 0 th rou gh A - 1 5 p r o v id e s i m i l a r data f o r e s ta b l is h m e n ts e m p loy in g 500 w o r k e r s o r m o r e .

T a b le A - 7 p r o v id e s p e r c e n t ch an ges in a v e r a g e h o u r ly ea rn in gs o f o f f i c e c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s , e l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g w o r k e r s , in d u str ia l n u r s e s , s k i l l e d m a in te n a n c e t r a d e s w o r k e r s , and u n sk i l led plant w o r k e r s .

W h e re p o s s ib le , data a r e p r e se n te d f o r a l l in d u str ie s and f o r m an ufactu r in g and nonm anufacturing separate ly . Data a r e not p r e s e n te d f o r s k i l led m a i n ­ten an ce w o r k e r s in n onm anufacturing b e c a u s e the n u m ber o f w o r k e r s e m ­p loy ed in th is occu pat ion a l grou p in n on m an u factu r in g is too s m a l l to w a rra n t se p a ra te presen tat ion . This table p r o v id e s a m e a s u r e o f w a g e tren d s a fter e l im in a t ion of changes in a v e r a g e ea rn in gs c a u s e d by e m p lo y m e n t shifts am on g es tab l ish m en ts as w e l l as tu r n o v e r o f e s ta b l is h m e n ts in c lu d ed in s u r v e y sa m p le s . F o r fu rth er d e ta i ls , s e e append ix A.

T a b les A -8 and A - 9 p r o v id e f o r the f i r s t t im e m e a s u r e s o f a v e r a g e pay re la t ion sh ips within e s ta b l ish m en ts . T h e s e m e a s u r e s m a y d i f f e r c o n s i d ­e r a b ly f r o m the pay re la t ion sh ip s o f o v e r a l l a v e r a g e s pu b l ish ed in tab les A - l through A - 6. See appendix A f o r deta i ls .

B - s e r i e s tables

T h e B - s e r i e s tables p r e se n t in fo r m a t io n on m in im u m en tran ce s a la r ie s f o r in e x p e r ie n ce d typists and c l e r k s ; la t e - s h i f t pay p r o v is io n s and p r a c t i c e s f o r p r od u c t ion and r e la te d w o r k e r s in m a n u fa c tu r in g ; and data s e p a r a t e ly fo r prod u c t ion and r e la te d w o r k e r s and o f f i c e w o r k e r s on s c h e d ­u led w e e k ly hours and days of f i r s t - s h i f t w o r k e r s ; paid h o l id a y s ; paid v a c a ­t io n s ; health , in su ra n ce , and p e n s io n p lan s ; and m o r e d e ta i le d in fo rm a t io n on l i f e in su ra n c e plans.

A p p en d ix es

A ppendix A d e s c r i b e s the m eth od s and c o n c e p t s u se d in the a r e a w a g e s u r v e y p r o g r a m . It p r o v id e s in fo r m a t io n on the s c o p e o f the a re a s u r v e y , the a r e a 's in du str ia l c o m p o s i t i o n in m a n u fa ctu r in g , and l a b o r - m a n a g em en t a g reem en t c o v e r a g e .

A ppendix B p r o v id e s job d e s c r i p t i o n s u s e d by B u re a u f ie ld r e p r e ­sen ta tives to c l a s s i f y w o r k e r s by o c cu p a t ion .

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EarningsTable A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers. Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979

O c c u p a t i o n a n d i n d u s t r y d i v i s i o nN u m b e r

o fw ork ers

A v e ra g e w e e k ly hours 1

(stan d a rd )

W e e k ly earn in gs 1 (stan d a rd )

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT -TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS ( I N DOLLARS! OF—

M e a n 2 M e d ia n 2 M id d le ran ge 2

1 10AND

UNDER1 20

1 20

1 3 0

1 3 0

1 4 0

140

150

1 5 0

1 6 0

160

170

170

180

180

190

1 90

2 00

2 0 0

2 10

210

2 2 0

2 20

2 30

2 3 0

240

2 4 0

2 5 0

2 5 0

2 6 0

2 6 0

2 7 0

270

280

280

290

2 9 0

300

300

310

310ANDOVER

SECRETARIES................................................................... 2 3 7 4 0 . 0 * 2 0 4 . 5 0 * 1 9 7 . 0 0 * 1 7 2 . 5 0 - * 2 3 0 . 5 0 5 13 12 10 12 21 27 20 22 20 13 11 16 5 6 6 7 4 2 5MANUFACTURING............................................ 57 4 0 . 0 2 0 9 . 0 0 1 9 5 . 5 0 1 6 7 . 0 0 - 2 4 2 . 0 0 - 5 5 7 2 7 5 5 1 1 2 6 1 i 2 1 2 1 3NONMANUFACTURING............................................ 1 80 4 0 . 0 2 0 3 . 0 0 2 0 0 . 0 0 1 7 4 . 5 0 - 2 2 6 . 5 0 5 13 7 5 5 19 20 15 17 19 12 9 10 4 5 4 6 2 1 2

PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ....................................... 55 3 9 . 5 2 3 1 . 0 0 2 3 0 . 0 0 2 1 3 . 5 0 - 2 4 6 . 0 0 - 1 ~ 4 6 2 ” 9 5 7 8 2 4 2 3 - 2

SECRETARIE St CLASS A.................................... 15 4 0 . 0 2 4 8 . 0 0 2 4 9 . 5 0 2 0 7 . 0 0 - 2 8 2 . 5 0 - - - - - - - - - 5 - - 2 1 2 - - 3 1 1 -

SECRETARIES. CLASS B.................................... 23 4 0 . 0 2 2 1 . 0 0 2 1 0 . 0 0 2 0 0 . 0 0 - 2 4 2 . 0 0 - - - - - - 2 2 1 6 1 2 2 3 1 _ 1 1 1 _ _NONMANUFACTURING............................................ 21 4 0 . 0 2 2 2 . 0 0 2 1 0 . 0 0 2 0 0 . 0 0 - 2 4 2 . 0 0 * * - - 2 1 1 6 1 2 1 3 1 - 1 1 1 - -

SECRETARIES. CLASS C.................................... 52 4 0 . 0 2 2 8 . 5 0 2 2 5 . 5 0 1 8 6 . 5 0 - 2 6 4 . 5 0 - - - 5 1 1 2 8 2 2 3 3 3 5 1 5 4 2 _ _ 5NON MANUFACTURING........................ ... 39 4 0 . 0 2 2 1 . 5 0 2 2 4 . 0 0 1 8 0 . 0 0 - 2 6 3 . 5 0 - 5 1 1 2 6 1 1 2 3 2 3 1 4 3 2 _ 2

PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ....................................... 20 4 0 . 0 2 5 7 . 0 0 2 6 0 . 0 0 2 3 3 . 5 0 - 2 7 4 . 5 0 - - ~ 2 ~ 1 2 2 2 1 4 2 2 - - 2

SECRETARIES. CLASS D.................................... 78 4 0 . 0 2 0 0 . 0 0 1 9 6 . 0 0 1 7 6 . 0 0 - 2 1 9 . 5 0 - 5 1 1 1 6 9 10 8 7 10 6 3 4 1 1 1 1 2 1MANUFACTURING..................................................... 20 4 0 . 0 2 2 1 . 5 0 2 0 6 . 5 0 1 9 0 . 5 0 - 2 5 2 . 0 0 - - 3 - 2 3 3 1 - 3 1 _ 1 _ 2 1NONMANUFACTURING............................................ 58 3 9 . 5 1 9 2 . 5 0 1 9 2 . 5 0 1 7 3 . 0 0 - 2 1 8 . 5 0 5 1 1 1 3 9 8 5 4 10 5 3 1 - 1 - 1 -

SECRETARIES. CLASS E.................................... 66 4 0 . 0 1 7 5 . 5 0 1 7 4 . 0 0 1 4 6 . 5 0 - 1 9 1 . 5 0 - - 12 6 8 5 6 7 9 1 6 2 1 3 _ _ _ _ _NONMANUFACTURING............................................ 45 4 0 . 0 1 7 8 . 5 0 1 8 0 . 0 0 1 3 8 . 0 0 - 1 9 2 . 0 0 12 1 3 1 4 5 8 6 2 1 2 - - - - - - -

T Y P I S T S ............................................................................... 58 3 8 . 5 1 5 2 . 0 0 1 4 9 . 5 0 1 3 8 . 0 0 - 1 6 1 . 5 0 - 5 11 15 8 8 10 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -

T Y P I S T S . CLASS B............................................... 33 3 9 . 0 1 4 2 . 5 0 1 4 4 . 0 0 1 3 2 . 5 0 - 1 5 0 . 0 0 - 5 11 10 6 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -

FILE CLERKS................................................................... 22 4 0 . 0 1 2 0 . 5 0 1 1 6 . 0 0 1 1 6 . 0 0 - 1 2 8 . 0 0 14 7 1 _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ _ _NONMANUFACTURING............................................................... 21 4 0 . 0 1 2 0 . 5 0 1 1 6 . 0 0 1 1 6 . 0 0 - 1 2 9 . 0 0 14 6 1 ' “

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS ....................................................... 35 4 0 . 0 1 3 3 . 0 0 1 3 0 . 0 0 1 2 0 . 0 0 - 1 3 8 . 0 0 5 7 17 2 2 1 . _ _ 1 . .

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-

1 5 1 1

ACCOUNTING CLERKS ........................................................................ 2 5 9 4 0 . 0 1 6 8 . 0 0 1 6 0 . 0 0 1 4 4 . 0 0 - 1 8 2 . 5 0 . 13 35 38 3 3 43 21 23 18 8 10 2 3 2 1 4 2 3MANUFACTURING..................................................... 61 4 0 . 0 1 7 4 . 5 0 1 6 2 . 0 0 1 4 7 . DO- 1 9 0 . 0 0 1 5 11 6 10 6 4 8 - 4 ~ 1 - 1 3 - _ _ 1NONMANUFACTURING............................................ 1 98 4 0 . 0 1 6 6 . 0 0 1 6 0 . 0 0 1 4 4 . 0 0 - 1 8 0 . 0 0 12 30 27 27 33 15 19 10 8 6 2 2 2 - 1 - _ _ 1 3

PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ....................................... 41 4 0 . 0 1 9 4 . 5 0 1 8 6 . 5 0 1 4 4 . 0 0 - 2 1 3 . 5 0 2 7 3 2 2 2 3 4 3 3 2 1 2 - 1 - - - 1 3

ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS A.................. 65 4 0 . 0 2 0 8 . 5 0 1 9 6 . 5 0 1 8 4 . 0 0 - 2 1 9 . 0 0 - - - 1 1 8 3 12 9 6 9 2 3 2 1 3 _ _ 2 3MANUFACTURING..................................................... 21 4 0 . 0 2 0 1 . 0 0 1 9 2 . 0 0 1 6 2 . 0 0 - 2 1 4 . 0 0 - - - 1 1 6 1 3 4 ~ 1 1 2 - - - 1NONMANUFACTURING............................................ 44 4 0 . 0 2 1 2 . 5 0 2 0 0 . 0 0 1 8 4 . 0 0 - 2 2 1 . 5 0 - 2 3 11 6 6 5 2 2 2 1 - - - 1 3

PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ....................................................... 16 4 0 . 0 2 4 7 . 5 0 2 3 0 . 5 0 2 1 2 . 0 0 - 2 7 1 . 0 0 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 *3

* W o r k e r s w e r e d i s t r ib u t e d a s f o l l o w s : 1 at $ 3 1 0 to $ 3 2 0 ; and 2 at $ 3 50 to $ 36 0 .

S e e f o o t n o t e s at e n d o f t a b l e s .

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Table A-1. Weekly earnings of office workers. Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979— ContinuedW eekly earnings 1

(standard) NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT -TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS ( I N DOLLARS) OF —

A verage1 90O c c u p a t i o n and in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n of w eekly 1 1 0 120 1 3 0 140 1 50 160 170 180 200 2 1 0 2 20 2 3 0 2 4 0 2 50 260 2 70 280 2 9 0 3 0 0 3 10

workers hours 1 (standard) M ean ^ M edian 2 M iddle range 2 AND

UNDERANDOVER

1 2 0 130 1 4 0 150 160 170 180 190 2 00 210 2 2 0 2 3 0 2 4 0 2 5 0 260 2 7 0 2 8 0 290 3 0 0 3 1 0

ACCOUNTING CLERKS— CONTINUED

194 4 0 . 0 $ 1 5 4 . 5 0 $ 1 5 0 . 0 0 $ 1 4 0 . 0 0 - $ 1 6 6 . 0 0 _ 13 35 37 32 35 18 11 9 2 1 _40 4 0 . 0 1 6 1 . 0 0 1 5 9 . 0 0 1 4 0 . 0 0 - 1 7 6 . 0 0 _ 1 5 10 5 4 6 3 5 - - _ _ _ 1

154 4 0 . 0 1 5 2 . 5 0 1 5 0 . 0 0 1 3 8 . 0 0 - 1 6 3 . 5 0 - 12 30 27 27 31 12 8 4 2 1 _ _2 5 4 0 . 0 1 6 0 . 0 0 1 5 0 . 0 0 1 3 7 . 5 0 - 1 8 6 . 5 0 - 2 7 3 2 2 2 1 3 2 1 _ _46 4 0 . 0 1 7 5 . 0 0 1 7 2 . 0 0 1 4 1 . 0 0 - 2 0 4 . 0 0 2 6 8 1 5 5 5 1 2 8 1 131 4 0 . 0 1 7 1 . 0 0 1 6 0 . 0 0 1 4 1 . 0 0 - 1 9 7 . 0 0 _ 2 4 8 - 2 3 3 1 2 5 _ 115 4 0 . 0 1 8 3 . 0 0 1 7 7 . 5 0 1 6 0 . 0 0 - 2 1 6 . 0 0 - - 2 - 1 3 2 2 - _ 3 _ 1 1

101 4 0 . 0 1 7 4 . 5 0 1 7 2 . 0 0 1 5 3 . 0 0 - 1 8 1 . 5 0 1 7 8 3 16 14 24 13 2 4 118 4 0 . 0 2 2 4 . 5 0 2 1 0 . 0 0 1 7 5 . 5 0 - 2 7 7 . 5 0 - - - - - 4 3 - 2 - _ i83 4 0 . 0 1 6 3 . 5 0 1 6 7 . 0 0 1 5 0 . 0 0 - 1 7 8 . 5 0 1 7 8 3 16 10 21 13 - - _ 3 _ 1

40 4 0 . 0 1 9 1 . 0 0 1 8 1 . 0 0 1 7 2 . 0 0 - 1 8 8 . 5 0 1 3 3 12 12 2 _ 334 4 0 . 0 1 7 8 . 5 0 1 7 3 . 5 0 1 7 2 . 0 0 - 1 8 4 . 0 0 _ - - 1 3 3 12 12 - - _ 3 _ _61 3 9 . 5 1 6 3 . 5 0 1 5 6 . 5 0 1 3 8 . 0 0 - 1 7 7 . 0 0 1 7 8 2 13 11 12 1 _ _ _ 1 1 3A 9 3 9 . 5 1 5 2 . 5 0 1 5 3 . 0 0 1 3 2 . 0 0 - 1 6 7 . 0 0 1 7 8 2 13 7 9 1 - - - - 1 _

S e e fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b le s .

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Table A -2 . Weekly earnings of professional and technical workers. Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979

O c c u p a t i o n and in d u s t r y d i v i s i o nNumber

ofworkers

Average weekly hours 1

(standard)

W eekly earnings 1 (standard) NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT -TIME WEEKLY EARNINGS ( I N DOLLARS) OF—

Mean 2 M edian 2 M iddle range 2

1 2 0AND

UNDER1 3 0

1 30

1 40

1 40

1 5 0

150

160

1 6 0

1 70

170

180

180

200

2 0 0

220

2 2 0

2 4 0

2 40

2 6 0

2 60

2 8 0

2 80

3 00

300

320

320

3 4 0

340

360

360

380

380

400

400

4 20

4 20

4 40

4 40

4 6 0

460ANDOVER

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) . . . . 28 4 0 . 0 * 3 1 0 . 0 0 * 3 0 6 . 5 0 * 2 6 3 . 0 0 - * 3 6 3 . 0 0 3 1 2 2 5 6 1 1 5 1 1NONMANUFACTURING............................................ 28 4 0 . 0 3 1 0 . 0 0 3 0 6 . 5 0 2 6 3 . 0 0 - 3 6 3 . 0 0 “ ~ 3 1 2 2 5 6 1 1 ~ 5 1 - - 1

COMPUTER OPERATORS............................................... 57 4 0 . 0 1 9 5 . 5 0 1 7 9 . 0 0 1 6 0 . 0 0 - 2 1 9 . 0 0 - 2 4 6 15 2 6 9 5 1 2 3 - 1 1 _ _ _ _ _ _NONMANUFACTURING............................................ 46 4 0 . 0 1 8 0 . 5 0 1 6 2 . 0 0 1 5 9 . 5 0 - 2 0 9 . 0 0 2 4 6 15 2 5 8 1 1 - 2 - - - - - - - - -

COMPUTER OPERATORS? CLASS B ............... 3 A 4 0 . 0 1 9 8 . 5 0 1 8 7 . 5 0 1 6 1 . 0 0 - 2 1 9 . 5 0 - - 2 1 1 1 2 2 7 4 1 2 2NONMANUFACTURING............................................ 27 4 0 . 0 1 8 6 . 0 0 1 6 7 . 0 0 1 6 0 . 5 0 - 2 1 8 . 5 0 2 1 1 1 2 2 7 ” 1 * 1 - - - - - - - - -

COMPUTER OPERATORS? CLASS C................ 18 4 0 . 0 1 6 5 . 0 0 1 6 0 . 5 0 1 5 3 . 0 0 - 1 8 2 . 5 0 - 2 2 5 4 - 4 1

□ RAFTERS............................................................................ 74 4 0 . 0 2 4 3 . 0 0 2 3 6 . 0 0 1 8 2 . 5 0 - 3 0 3 . 0 0 2 5 5 4 1 1 2 4 15 3 4 7 11 4 2 1 3 _ _ _ _MANUFACTURING..................................................... 32 4 0 . 0 2 8 1 . 0 0 2 6 9 . 0 0 2 3 0 . 0 0 - 3 3 2 . 0 0 - 1 14 1 - 5 2 3 2 1 3 _ _ _ -NONMANUFACTURING............................................ 42 4 0 . 0 2 1 4 . 5 0 2 0 5 . 0 0 1 4 4 . 5 0 - 2 8 2 . 5 0 2 5 5 4 1 1 2 3 1 2 4 2 9 i “ - “ - - - -

DRAFTERS? CLASS A............................................ 23

Oo 3 0 7 . 5 0 3 0 4 . 5 0 2 8 5 . 5 0 - 3 1 5 . 5 0 - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 5 9 3 1 - 2 - - - -

DRAFTERS? CLASS B............................................ 22 4 0 . 0 2 6 2 . 5 0 2 4 5 . 5 0 2 3 6 . 0 0 - 2 7 6 . 5 0 - - - - - - 1 2 8 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - -

DRAFTERS? CLASS C............................................ 20 4 0 . 0 1 9 1 . 0 0 1 7 7 . 5 0 1 4 7 . 5 0 - 2 3 0 . 0 0 1 2 2 4 - 1 1 1 6 - - 1 1 - - - - - - - -

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS................................. 116 O o 3 4 7 . 5 0 3 5 4 . 0 0 3 5 2 . 5 0 - 3 5 4 . 0 0 - - - - 2 - 1 3 7 - 3 2 1 1 71 3 - 8 2 12 -

ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS? CLASS A . 31 4 0 . 0 3 9 9 . 5 0 4 0 2 . 0 0 3 5 2 . 5 0 - 4 4 4 . 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 9 1 - 8 _ 12 -PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ...................................... 23 4 0 . 0 3 9 8 . 5 0 4 4 4 . 0 0 3 4 8 . 5 0 - 4 4 4 . 0 0 1 9 1 12

S e e f o o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b l e s .

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Table A-3. Average weekly earnings of office, professional, and technical workers, by sex.Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979

Numberof

workers

A verage(mean2)

Average(mean2)

Average(mean2)

O c c u p a t i o n , s e x , 3 and in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n Weeklyhours

(standard)

Weeklyearnings1(standard)

O c c u p a t i o n , s e x , 3 and in d u s t r y d i v i s ionNumber

ofworkers

Weeklyhours1

(standard]

Weeklyearnings1(standard)

O c c u p a t i o n , s e x , 3 and in d u s t r y d i v i s i o nNumber

ofworkers

Weeklyhours1

(standard]

Weeklyearnings1(standard)

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN

OFFICE OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN— CONTINUED

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS - MEN

SECRETARIES...................................................................M A N U F A C T U R I N G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 3 757

4 0 . 04 0 . 0

$ 2 0 4 . 5 02 0 9 . 0 0

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-4 9 1 8

4 0 . 04 0 . 0

$ 1 4 2 . 0 01 4 3 . 5 01 4 1 . 0 0

COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS ( B U S I N E S S ) . . . . 2 2 4 0 . 04 0 . 0

* 3 1 5 . 5 03 1 5 . 5 0

1 8 0 4 0 . 0 2 0 3 . 0 055 3 9 - 5 2 3 1 . 0 0 4 0 . 0

4 0 . 01 9 3 . 5 01 8 8 . 0 0

SECRETARIES* CLASS A . ••••• • •• •• • • 1 5 4 0 . 0 2 4 8 . 0 0 2 5 1 4 0 . 0 1 6 7 . 5 01 7 2 . 5 0 1 6 6 . 0 0 1 9 4 . 0 0

COMPUTER OPERATORS* CLASS B . . . . . . 4 0 . 04 0 . 0

1 9 4 . 5 01 8 6 . 0 0SECRETARIES* CLASS B................................... 2 3 4 0 . 0 2 2 1 . 0 0 4 0 . 0

4 0 . 0NONMANUFACTURING.••••• • •• •• • •• •• 21 4 0 . 0 2 2 2 . 0 0 402 4 7 . 0 02 8 1 . 0 0 2 1 9 . 5 0

SECRETARIES* CLASS C . ••••• • •• •• • • 52 4 0 . 0 2 2 8 . 5 0 ACCOUN TING CLERKS? CLASS A 2 0 7 . 0 039 4 0 . 0 2 2 1 . 5 0 2 0

PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S . . . . ........................... 2 0 4 0 . 0 2 5 7 . 0 0 43 4 0 . 0 2 1 2 . 5 0DRAFTERS* CLASS A........................... .. .............. 3 0 7 . 5 0

SECRETARIES? CLASS D................................... 7 8 4 0 . 04 0 . 0

2 0 0 . 0 02 2 1 . 5 0 ACCOUNTING CLERKS? CLASS B 1 8 8

4 01 4 8

2 5

NON«ANUFACTURING.••••• • •• •• • •• •• 5 8 3 9 . 5 1 9 2 . 5 0 4 0 . 04 0 . 04 0 . 0

1 6 1 . 0 01 5 2 . 5 01 6 0 . 0 0

DRAFTERS* CLASS C..................... ..SECRETARIES* CLASS E. 66 4 0 . 0 1 7 5 . 5 0

45 4 0 . 0 1 7 8 . 5 0 1 1 ^463115

1 0 0

4 0 . 04 0 . 04 0 . 0

4 0 . 0

1 7 5 . 0 01 7 1 . 0 01 8 3 . 0 0

1 7 4 . 5 02 2 8 . 0 01 6 3 . 5 0

<•58 3 8 . 5 1 5 2 . 0 0 ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS. CLASS A . fif> n 3 7 9 ^0

2 3 #I0 * 0TYPIST S? CLASS B............................................... 33 3 9 . 0 1 4 2 . 5 0

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS - WOMEN2 2 4 0 . 0 1 2 0 . 5 0 MANUFACTURING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

21 4 0 . 0 1 2 0 . 5 0 NONMANUF ACTURTNR_____ _______ - ______- 83 4 0 . 0

21 4 0 . 0 1 2 0 . 0 0 KEY ENTRY OPERATORS* CLASS 4034

604 9

4 0 . 04 0 . 0

3 9 . 53 9 . 5

1 9 1 . 0 01 7 8 . 5 0

1 6 3 . 0 01 5 2 . 5 0

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS...................................... 3 535

4 0 . 04 0 . 0

1 3 3 . 0 01 3 3 . 0 0 KEY ENTRY OPERATORS* CLASS

S e e fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b l e s .

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Table A -4 . Hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, and powerplant workers, Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979

O c c u p a t i o n and in d u s t r y d i v i s i o n

MAINTENANCE CARPENTERS....................................MANUFACTURING.....................................................

MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN S..............................MANUFACTURING.....................................................

PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S .......................................

MAINTENANCE PAINTERS.........................................MANUFACTURING.....................................................

MAINTENANCE MACHINISTS....................................MANUFACTURING............... ... ....................

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS ( MACHINERY I . .MANUFACTURING.................................................

PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S .......................................

MAINTENANCE MECHANICS(MOTOR VEH ICLE SI ..................................................

MANUFACTURING.....................................................NONMANUFACTURING............................................

PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S . . .................................

Numberof

Hourly earnings 4

Mean2 Median* Middle range 2

25 * 9 . 3 1 * 9 . 8 5 * 8 . 5 8 - * 9 . 9 423 9 . 5 6 9 . 8 5 8 . 5 8 - 1 0 . 0 0

1 0 0 9 . 3 6 1 0 . 1 4 8 . 5 6 - 1 0 . 2 978 9 . 6 5 1 0 . 2 3 8 . 8 5 - 1 0 . 3 321 8 . 2 2 8 . 4 6 6 . 3 5 - 8 . 5 6

22 9 . 6 8 9 . 8 5 9 . 6 5 - 1 0 . 2 322 9 . 6 8 9 . 8 5 9 . 6 5 - 1 0 . 2 3

66 1 0 . 1 1 1 0 . 2 9 1 0 . 2 3 - 1 0 . 2 965 1 0 . 1 4 1 0 . 2 9 1 0 . 2 3 - 1 0 . 2 9

2 1 5 9 . 1 5 1 0 . 0 4 8 . 2 5 - 1 0 . 0 51 7 2 9 . 1 4 1 0 . 0 4 7 . 7 4 - 1 0 . 2 3

43 9 . 2 1 9 . 5 0 8 . 2 8 - 1 0 . 0 5

79 6 . 6 7 5 . 8 7 5 . 2 0 - 8 . 3 042 6 . 8 6 5 . 8 7 5 . 0 5 - 1 0 . 1 437 6 . 4 5 5 . 8 8 5 . 2 0 - 8 . 0 820 5 . 9 9 5 . 31 5 . 2 0 - 6 . 4 4

NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS ( I N DOLLARS) OF—

5 . 2 0 5 . 4 0 5 . 6 0 5 . 8 0 6 . 0 0 6 . 2 0 6 . 4 0 6 . 6 0 UNDER AND _ _ _ _ _ _ _5 . 2 0 UNDER

5 . 4 0 5 . 6 0 5 . 8 0 6 . 0 0 6 . 2 0 6 . 4 0 6 . 6 0 6 . 8 0

6

6

5 9 - 6 - 2 25 9 - 6 - 2 2

13 17 6 - 7 2 i - i13 3 2 - 4 2 - - -

- 14 4 - 3 - i - i- 10 1 - 3 - i - i

6 . 8 0 7 . 0 0 7 . 2 0 7 . 4 0 7 . 6 0 7 . 8 0 8 . 0 0 8 . 2 0 8 . 4 0

7 . 0 0 7 . 2 0 7 . 4 0 7 . 6 0 7 . 8 0 8 . 0 0 8 . 2 0 8 . 4 0 8 . 6 0

- - - - - - - 7- 7

- - 5 - - 6 1 1 18- - 5 6 - 9

1 1 9

5~ ~ - 5

- - - - _ - _ _ 54

- i - - 19 _ 3 9 18- i - 19 - - - 13

3 9 5

1 2 1

2 I1 1

8 . 6 0 9 . 0 0 9 . 4 0 9 . 8 0 1 0 . 2 0

9 . 0 0 9 . 4 0 9 . 8 0 1 0 . 2 0 1 0 . 6 0

- - - 13 3- ~ 13 3

- - 2 11 502 10 46

4

- _ 6 3 8- 6 3 8

- - - 7 54- 7 54

- - 13 80 481 66 48

12 14 -

_ _ _ 9 3- - - 9 3— — — - _

* W o r k e r s w e r e d i s t r i b u t e d a s f o l l o w s : 8 un d e r $ 4 . 6 0 ; 2 at $ 4 .6 0 to $ 4 . 8 0 ; and 3 at $ 5 t o $ 5 . 2 0 .

S e e f o o t n o t e s at end o f t a b l e s .

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Table A -5. Hourly earnings of material movement and custodial workers. Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979

O cc u p a t io n and in d u s t r y d i v i s i o nNumber

of

Hourly earnings * NUMBER OF WORKERS RECEIVING STRAIGHT-TIME HOURLY EARNINGS «IN DOLLARS) OF----

M ean 2 M edian2 M iddle range 2

2 . 8 0 3 AND

UNOER 3 . 0 0 3

. 0 0

. 2 0

3 . 2 0

3 . 4 0

3 . 4 0

3 . 6 0

3 . 6 0 3 .

3 . 8 0 4 .

80

00

4 . 0 0 4 . 2 0

4 . 2 0 4 . 4 0

4 . 4 0

4 . 8 0

4 . 80

5 . 2 0

5 . 2 0

5 . 6 0

5 . 6 0 6

6 . 0 0 6

. 0 0

. 40

6 . 4 0

6 . 8 0

6 . 8 0

7 . 2 0

7 . 2 0

7 . 6 0

7 . 6 0

8 . 0 0

8 . 0 0

8 . 4 0

8 . 4 0

8 . 8 0

8 . 8 0

9 . 2 0

9 . 2 0 9

9 . 6 0 1 0

. 6 0 1 0

. 0 0 1 0

. 0 0

. 4 0

TRUCKDRIVERS................................................................ 5 0 2 $ 6 . 6 3 $ 6 . 5 0 $ 4 . 0 0 - $ 9 . 8 5 6 2 28 38 23 7 7 9 9 26 5 10 13 2 9 14 10 7 20 10 12 38 78 56MANUFACTURING..................................................... 142 4 . 5 8 4 . 0 0 4 . 0 0 - 4 . 5 0 - - - 5 13 2 7 0 5 22 4 2 6 - - - - 2 - 10 1 _ _ _NONMANUFACTURING............................................ 3 60 7 . 4 4 9 . 0 6 4 . 0 0 - 9 . 8 5 6 2 28 33 10 5 9 4 4 i 8 7 2 9 14 1 0 5 20 _ 11 38 78 56

PUBLIC U T I L IT I E S ...................................... 1 78 9 . 6 8 9 . 8 5 9 . 8 5 - 1 0 . 2 0 2 1 “ “ “ - - - - 1 - - - - - 2 38 78 56

TRUCKORIVERS. LIGHT TRUCK..................... 53 3 . 5 9 3 . 6 5 3 . 4 5 - 3 . 8 0 4 2 5 13 15 6 6 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

TRUCKDRIVERS. MEDIUM TRUCK.................. 2 0 5 8 . 0 0 9 . 2 0 4 . 2 5 - 1 0 . 2 0 2 - 2 0 18 2 1 5 4 - i - 3 2 1 _ _ 2 _ 10 2 38 38 56NONMANUFACTURING............................................ 193 7 . 9 7 9 . 2 0 4 . 2 5 - 1 0 . 2 0 2 20 18 2 1 5 4 i - 3 2 1 - - - - - 2 38 38 56

PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S ...................................... 1 35 9 . 7 8 9 . 8 5 9 . 2 0 - 1 0 . 2 0 “ - - - - 1 - - - - - 2 38 38 56

TRUCKDRIVERS. TRAC T O R -T R A I L E R . . . . 142 7 . 2 3 7 . 2 5 5 . 6 3 - 9 . 8 5 - - 3 7 2 - 6 4 4 - 8 10 - 8 14 10 5 20 - 1 - 40 -

RECEIVERS........................................................................ 21 5 . 2 7 5 . 0 0 4 . 7 3 - 5 . 0 0 - - 1 1 - - 3 - i 10 1 - - - - 1 2 - - - 1 - -

WAREHOUSEMEN................................................................ 53 5 . 7 1 6 . 0 6 4 . 5 0 - 6 . 6 0 - - - - - - 5 3 10 4 2 1 13 8 1 3 i - 1 1 _ _MANUFACTURING..................................................... 19 6 . 4 2 6 . 0 6 6 . 0 6 - 6 . 7 3 - - 3 1 6 6 - - i - 1 1 _ _ _

NONMANUFACTURING............................................ 34 5 . 3 1 4 . 6 4 4 . 5 0 - 6 . 3 4 5 3 10 1 1 1 7 2 1 3 - - - - - - -

MATERIAL HANDLING LABORERS.................. 72 4 . 2 8 3 . 7 0 3 . 6 5 - 4 . 5 6 - 1 - 17 26 - 2 6 3 8 1 - 4 2 - - - - 2 - - - -

FORKLIFT OPERATORS...................................... ... 67 5 . 8 4 4 . 7 5 4 . 5 0 - 7 . 9 1 - - 4 - 2 - 4 4 22 - - - - 6 6 _ 17 - 2 _ _ _ _MANUFACTURING................................................. 57 5 . 8 9 4 . 7 5 4 . 7 5 - 7 . 9 1 ~ - “ 2 4 4 22 * 6 * - 17 - 2 ~ - - -

6UARDS................................................................................. 3 46 3 . 6 0 3 . 0 0 2 . 9 0 - 3 . 4 0 143 83 27 23 1 3 11 6 16 - 2 - 7 - - _ 3 21 _ _ _ _ _MANUFACTURING..................................................... 36 7 . 1 6 8 . 0 7 6 . 2 2 - 8 . 0 9 - - - - - 6 - 2 - 4 - - - 3 21 - _ _ _ _

NONMANUFACTURING............................................ 3 10 3 . 1 8 3 . 0 0 2 . 9 0 - 3 . 2 5 1 43 83 27 23 1 3 11 6 10 - - - 3 " - - - - - - - - -

GUARDS. CLASS B.................................................. 3 18 3 . 2 3 3 . 0 0 2 . 9 0 - 3 . 2 5 143 83 27 23 1 3 11 6 16 _ 2 _ 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _NONMANUFACTURING............................................ 3 10 3 . 1 8 3 . 0 0 2 . 9 0 - 3 . 2 5 143 83 27 23 1 3 11 6 10 - - - 3 - - - - - - - - -

JANITORS. PORTERS. AND C L E A N E R S . . . . 4 05 3 . 3 6 2 . 9 0 2 . 9 0 - 3 . 1 0 2 82 27 14 18 11 6 3 11 4 2 1 - 2 6 _ 4 _ 14 _ _ _ _ _MANUFACTURING..................................................... 48 5 . 7 2 5 . 9 9 3 . 6 4 - 8 . 0 8 - 3 6 7 2 1 3 1 1 - - 6 - 4 - 14 - - - - _

NONMANUFACTURING.................. .. ...................... 357 3 . 0 4 2 . 9 0 2 . 9 0 - 2 . 9 0 282 27 11 12 4 6 1 10 1 1 2

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Table A-6. Average hourly earnings of maintenance, toolroom, powerplant, material movement, and custodial workers,by sex, Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979

O c c u p a t i o n , s e x , 3 and in d u s tr y d i v i s i o nNumber

ofworkers

Average (m ean2 )

hourly earnings4

O c c u p a t i o n , s e x , 3 and in d u s t r y d i v i s i o nNumber

ofworkers

Average (m ean2 )

hourly earnings 4

MAINTENANCE. TOOLROOM. AND MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIALPOWERPLANT OCCUPATIONS - MEN OCCUPATIONS - MEN— CONTINUED

MAINTENANCE CARPENTERS................................... 25 * 9 . 3 1 TRUCKORIVERS - CONTINUEDMANUFACTURING.................................................... 2 3 9 . 5 6

TRUCKDRIVERS. LIGHT TRUCK..................... 4 9 * 3 . 6 5MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS............................. 1 0 0 9 . 3 6

TRUCKDRIVERS. MEDIUM TRUCK.................. 2 0 5 8 . 0 021 8 . 2 2 NONWANUFACTURING.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 9 3 7 . 9 7

PUBLIC U T I L IT I E S ...................................... 1 3 5 9 . 7 8MAINTENANCE PAINTERS........................................ 22 9 . 6 8

MANUFACTURING................................................................ 22 9 . 6 8 TRUCKDRIVERS. T R A C T O R -T R A I L E R . . . . 1 4 2 7 . 2 3

_ ■ i n i i R E C E I V E R S . * . ...............• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 21 5 . 2 7MANUFACTURING............................................................... 65 1 0 . 1 4

WAREHOUSEMEN............................................................... 53 5 . 7 1MAINTENANCE MECHANICS (M ACH IN ERY) . . 2 1 5 9 . 1 5 MANUFACTURING................................................................ 19 6 . 4 2

NONMANUFACTURING..................................................... 34 5 . 3 1PUBLIC UT IL IT IE S ............................................... A3 9 . 2 1

MATERIAL HANDLING LABORERS............................. 71 4 . 2 7MAINTENANCE MECHANICS

FORKLIFT OPERATORS......................................................... 67 5 . 8 4MANUFACTURING• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 57 5 . 8 9

NONMANUFACTURING..................................................... 37 6 . 4 5PUBLIC UT IL IT IE S ............................................... 20 5 . 9 9 GUARDS.................................................................................................. 304 3 . 6 8

MANUFACTURING................................................................ 34 7 . 3 0NONMANUFACTURING...................................................... 2 7 0 3 . 2 2

MATERIAL MOVEMENT AND CUSTODIALOCCUPATIONS - MEN GUARDS. CLASS B................................................. 2 7 6 3 . 2 6

NONMANUFACTURING........................................... 2 7 0 3 . 2 2TRUCKDRIVERS............................................................... 4 9 8 6 . 6 6

MANUFACTURING.................................................... 1 42 4 . 5 8 JAN ITORS. PORTERS. AND C L E A N E R S . . . . 2 2 1 3 . 7 044 5 . 9 4

1 7 7 3 . 1 4

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Table A-7. Percent increases in average hourly earnings for selected occupational groups,Corpus Christi, Tex., for selected periods

I n d u s t r y a nd o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p 5J u ly 1974

to

J u ly 1975

J u ly 1975 to

J u ly 1976

J u ly 1976 to

July 1977

J u ly 1977 to

J u ly 1978

J u ly 1978 to

J u ly 1979

A l l in d u s t r i e s :O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ____________________________________________ (6 ) 5 .8 6,6 ( ? ) ( ? )E l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g ____________ ______ __ ( ? ) ( > ( >I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s _________________________________________ (6 ) (6 ) (6 ) (6 ) (6 )S k i l l e d m a in t e n a n c e t r a d e s ___________________ _____ 13.8 9.3 10.5 8.2 8.9U n s k i l l e d pl ant w o r k e r s . ____________________________ 9.2 8.0 4 .7 13.2 8 .7

M a n u fa c t u r in g :O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ____________________________________________ (6 ) (6 ) ( ? ) ( ? ) ( 6 )E l e c t r o n i c da ta p r o c e s s i n g _____________________________ (6 ) (6 ) ( ) ( ? ) (6 )I n d u s t r ia l nurs e s ____________________________ _________ (6 ) (6 ) (6 ) (6 ) (6 )S k i l l e d m a in t e n a n c e t r a d e s _____________________________ 14.2 9.2 10.4 8.3 8.9U n s k i l l e d plant w o r k e r s _________________________________ 11.4 7.0 8.5 10.6 8.5

N o n m a n u f a c tu r in g :O f f i c e c l e r i c a l __________________________________________ ( ? ) ( ? ) ( ? ) ( ? ) ( ? )E l e c t r o n i c da ta p r o c e s s i n g . _________________ _______ ( ? ) ( ) ( ? )I n d u s t r ia l n u r s e s _________________________________________ (6 ) ( ? ) (6 ) ( ? ) ( ? )U n s k i l l e d pl ant w o r k e r s . ______________________________ 7.3 (6 ) 2.1 (6 ) (6 )

S e e fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b l e s .

N O T E : A r e v i s e d d e s c r i p t i o n f o r c o m p u t e r o p e r a t o r s i s b e in g i n t r o d u c e d in th is a r e a in 1979. The r e v i s e d d e s c r i p t i o n i s no t c o n s i d e r e de q u iv a le n t to the p r e v i o u s d e s c r i p t i o n . T h e r e f o r e , the e a r n i n g s o f c o m p u t e r o p e r a t o r s a r e n o t u se d in co m p u t in g p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s f o r the e l e c t r o n i c da ta p r o c e s s i n g g r o u p .

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Table A -8 . Average pay relationships within establishments for white-collar occupations. Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979

O f f i c e c l e r i c a l o c c u p a t i o n b e in g c o m p a r e d —

O c c u p a t i o n w h i c h e q u a l s 1 0 0 SecretariesTypists, class B File clerks,

class CSwitch­

boardoperators

Switch­board

operator-recep­tionists

A ccounting clerksPayrollcleiks

Key entry operators

Class A Class B Class C Class D Class E Class A Class B Class A Class B

SECRETARIES. CLASS A........................... 1 0 0SECRETARIES. CLASS B........................... ( 6 ) 100SECRETARIES. CLASS C . ........................ 1 33 ( 6 ) 100SECRETARIES. CLASS 0 ........................... ( 6 ) (61 123 1 0 0SECRETARIES. CLASS E........................... 1 5 0 122 127 1 21 100T Y P I S T S . CLASS B...................................... ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) (6 1 (6 1 1 00FIL E CLERKS. CLASS C........................... 1 86 ( 6 ) (61 ( 6 ) 139 (61 100SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS........................ 1 53 138 152 (6 1 133 105 ( 6 ) 100SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR-

RECEPTIONISTS............................................ <61 151 158 1 3 2 105 102 ( 6 1 ( 6 ) 100ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS A . . . . 131 116 111 96 87 (6 1 67 78 79 100ACCOUNTING CLERKS. CLASS B . . . . 176 150 1 50 1 2 3 1 1 8 ( 6 ) 87 99 95 134 1 00PAYROLL CLERKS............................................ 178 117 113 (6 1 86 ( 6 ) ( 6 ) 73 76 98 79 1 00KEY ENTRY OPERATORS. CLASS A . . 143 (61 ( 6 ) ( 6 ) 97 (6 1 69 94 ( 6 ) 112 83 1 00 1 0 0KEY ENTRY OPERATORS. CLASS B . . 155

______(61 165 1 2 4 112 ( 6 ) 76 99 99 134 102 134 1 23 100

Class B

COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS B . . . COMPUTER OPERATORS. CLASS C . . .DRAFTERS. CLASS A ...................................DRAFTERS. CLASS B ...................................DRAFTERS. CLASS C ...................................ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS.

CLASS A..............................................................

100124( 6 )(6)( 6 )

( 6 )

Computer opera tors

Class C

100<61<61( 6)<61

P r o f e s s i o n a l and t e c h n i c a l o c c u p a t i o n b e in g c o m p a r e d -

Drafters

Class A Class B Class C

1001 15 100(61 132 100

(6 1 (6 1 (6 1

Electronics technicians, class A

S e e f o o t n o t e at e n d o f t a b l e s .

N O T E : T a b l e s A - 8 and A - 9 p r e s e n t the a v e r a g e pa y r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n p a i r s o f o c c u p a t i o n s w it h in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . F o r e x a m p l e , a v a l u e o f 122 i n d i c a t e s that e a r n i n g s f o r the o c c u p a t i o n d i r e c t l y a b o v e in the h e a d i n g a r e 22 p e r c e n t g r e a t e r than e a rn in g s f o r the o c c u p a t i o n d i r e c t l y to the l e f t in the stub . S i m i l a r l y , a v a lu e o f 85 i n d i c a t e s e a r n i n g s f o r the o c c u p a t i o n in the hea di ng a r e 15 p e r c e n t b e l o w e a r n i n g s f o r the o c c u p a t i o n in the stub .

S e e a p p e n d ix A f o r m e t h o d o f c o m p u t a t i o n .

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Table A -9. Average pay relationships w ithin establishments for blue-collar occupations, Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979

M a in t e n a n c e , t o o l r o o m , and p o w e r p l a n t o c c u p a t i o n b e ing c o m p a r e d —

O c c u p a t i o n w h ic h eq u a l s 100Carpenters Electricians Painters Machinists

M echanics

Machinery M otor vehicles

MAINTENANCE CARPENTERS..................... 100MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIANS............... 99 1 00MAINTENANCE PAINTERS........................... 101 1 03 100MAINTENANCE MACHINISTS..................... 99 100 98 100MAINTENANCE MECHANICS

(MACHINERY)................................................. 100 101 98 101 1 0 0MAINTENANCE MECHANICS

(MOTOR VEH IC LE S)................................... 99 1 02 98 101 1 0 2 1 0 0

M a t e r i a l m o v e m e n t and c u s t o d i a l o c c u p a t i o n b e ing c o m p a r e d —

TRUCKDRIVERS. LIGHT TRUCK............TRUCKDRIVERS. MEDIUM T R U C K . . . . TRUCKDRIVERS. TRACTOR-TRAILER.RECEIVERS..........................................................WAREHOUSEMEN.................................................MATERIAL HANDLING L A B O R E R S . . . .FORKLIFT OPERATORS................................GUARDS. CLASS B.........................................JANITORS. PORTERS. AND

CLEANERS..........................................................

Truckdrivers

Receivers WarehousemenMaterial handling

laborers Forklift operators Guards, class BLight truck M edium truck Tractor-trailer

1 00( 6 ) 100( 6 ) ( 6 ) 100( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) 1 00( 6 ) 119 (61 l b ) 100( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) 1 28 ( 6 ) 100( 6 ) 103 l b ) ( 6 ) 82 ( 6 ) 100( 6 ) ( 6 ) l b ) ( 6 ) l b ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) 1 0 0

95 119 1 28 1 1 8 105 ( 6 ) 106 9 A

Janitors, porters, and cleaners

too

S e e fo o t n o t e at en d o f t a b l e s .

NOTE* T a b l e s A - 8 and A - 9 p r e s e n t the a v e r a g e pa y r e l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n p a i r s o f o c c u p a t i o n s w ith in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s . F o r e x a m p le , a va lue o f 122 in d i c a t e s that e a r n i n g s f o r the o c c u p a t i o n d i r e c t l y a b o v e in the h e a d in g a r e 22 p e r c e n t g r e a t e r than e a r n i n g s f o r the o c c u p a t i o n d i r e c t l y to the le f t in the stub. S i m i l a r l y , a va lue o f 85 in d ic a t e s e a r n i n g s f o r the o c c u p a t i o n in the he a d ing a r e 15 p e r c e n t b e l o w e a r n i n g s f o r the o c c u p a t i o n in the stub.

S e e a p p e n d ix A f o r m e t h o d o f co m p u t a t i o n .

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Establishment practices and supplementary wage provisionsTable B-1. Minimum entrance salaries for inexperienced typists and clerks. Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979

M i n i m u m w e e k l y s t r a i g h t - t i m e s a l a r y 7

ESTABLISHMENTS STUDIED

ESTABLISHHE NTS HAVING A SPECIFIED NINIHUM ---------------------------------------------------------

* 1 0 0 . 0 0 AND UNOER * 1 0 5 . 0 0 -* 1 0 5 . 0 0 AND UNDER * 1 1 0 . 0 0 -* 1 1 0 . 0 0 AND UNDER * 1 1 5 . 0 0 -* 1 1 5 . 0 0 AND UNDER * 1 2 0 . 0 0 -* 1 2 0 . 0 0 AND UNDER * 1 2 5 . 0 0 -* 1 2 5 . 0 0 AND UNDER * 1 3 0 . 0 0 -* 1 3 0 . 0 0 AND UNDER * 1 3 5 . 0 0 -* 1 3 5 . 0 0 AND UNDER * 1 4 0 . 0 0 -* 1 4 0 . 0 0 AND UNDER * 1 4 5 . 0 0 -* 1 4 5 . 0 0 AND UNDER * 1 5 0 . 0 0 -* 1 5 0 . 0 0 AND UNDER * 1 5 5 . 0 0 -* 1 5 5 . 0 0 AND UNDER * 1 6 0 . 0 0 -* 1 6 0 . 0 0 ANO UNDER * 1 6 5 . 0 0 -* 1 6 5 . 0 0 AND UNOER * 1 7 0 . 0 0 -* 1 7 0 . 0 0 AND UNOER * 1 7 5 . 0 0 -* 1 7 5 . 0 0 AND UNDER * 1 8 0 . 0 0 -* 1 8 0 . 0 0 ANO UNDER * 1 8 5 . 0 0 -* 1 8 5 . 0 0 AND UNDER * 1 9 0 . 0 0 -* 1 9 0 . 0 0 AND UNDER * 1 9 5 . 0 0 -* 1 9 5 . 0 0 ANO UNDER * 2 0 0 . 0 0 -* 2 0 0 . 0 0 ANO UNOER * 2 0 5 . 0 0 -* 2 0 5 . 0 0 ANO UNOER * 2 1 0 . 0 0 -* 2 1 0 . 0 0 AND UNOER $ 2 1 5 . 0 0 -* 2 1 5 . 0 0 AND UNDER * 2 2 0 . 0 0 -* 2 2 0 . 0 0 AND UNOER * 2 2 5 . 0 0 -* 2 2 5 . 0 0* 2 3 0 . 0 0

ANOAND

UNDER OVER •

* 2 3 0 . 0 0 -

ESTABLISHHENTS HAVING NO SPECIFIED HINIHUH ------------------------------------------------------------

ESTABLISHHENTS WHICH DID NOT EHPLOY WORKERS IN THIS CATEGORY ----------------------

I n e x p e r i e n c e d t y p i s t s

A l lin d u s t r i e s

M a nufa ctur ing

A l ls c h e d u l e s

N o n m a n u f a c tu r in g

A l ls c h e d u l e s

A l li n d u s t r i e s

O t h e r i n e x p e r i e n c e d c l e r i c a l w o r k e r s 1

M a n u fa c t u r ing

A l ls c h e d u l e s

N o n m a n u fac tu r in g

A l ls c h e d u l e s

S e e f o o t n o t e s at en d o f t a b l e s .

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Table B-2. Late-shift pay provisions for full-tim e manufacturing productionand related workers, Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979( A l l f u l l - t i m e m a n u f a c t u r i n g p r o d u c t i o n a nd r e l a t e d w o r k e r s = 100 p e r c e n t ^

I te mA l l w o r k e r s 9 W o r k e r s on la te sh i ft s

S e co n d shi ft T h ir d shi ft S e co n d shi ft T h i r d shi ft

PERCENT OF WORKERS

IN ESTABLISHMENTS WITH LATE-S HIFT PROVISIONS ----------- 8 3 . 0 5 8 . 1 1 5 . A 1 1 . 3

WITH NO PAY DIFFERENTIAL FOR LAT E-SHIFT WORK ----------- 6 . 1 1 0 . 7 1 . 3 2 . 7WITH PAY DIFFERENTIAL FOR LAT E-SHIFT WORK ------------------ 7 6 . 9 A7 .A 1 A. 1 8 . 6

UNIFORM CENTS-PER-HOUR DIFFERENTIAL --------------------------- 6 8 . 3 3 8 . 8 1 2 . 3 7 . AUNIFORM PERCENTAGE DIFFERENTIAL ------------------------------------ 3 . 3 3 . 3 . 6 . 1OTHER DIFFERENTIAL ------------------------------------------------------------------ * 5 . A * 5 . A 1 . 1 1 . 1

AVERAGE PAY DIFFERENTIAL

UNIFORM CENTS-PER-HOUR DIFFERENTIAL ------------------------------- 3 A . 0 8 1 . A 3 6 . 8 8 1 . 5UNIFORM PERCENTAGE DIFFERENTIAL ----------------------------------------- 1 0 . 0 1 0 . 0 1 0 . 0 1 0 . 0

PERCENT OF WORKERS BY TYPE AND AMOUNT OF PAY DIFFERENTIAL

UNIFORM c e n t s - p e r - h o u r :5 CENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 . 2 2 . 2 . 7 . 715 CENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 3 . 8 - 2 . 720 CENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 7 . 5 1 . 6 -30 CENTS — ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ “ 6 . A - . 9AO CENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 . 1 . 350 CENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 7 . 1 5 . 6 -60 CENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A . 6 - l . A80 CENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 . 1 . 3l u J CENTS---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 7 . 1 5 . 5

u n i f o r m p e r c e n t a g e :10 PERCENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 . 3 3 . 3 . 6 . 1

* W o r k e r s o n b oth sh i ft s r e c e i v e 30 ce n t s p e r h o u r d i f f e r e n t ia l p lus an add i t io na l 3 p e r c e n t f o r s e c o n d shi ft and 5 p e r c e n t f o r t h ir d sh i f t w o r k .

S e e fo o t n o t e s at end o f t a b l e s .

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Table B-3. Scheduled weekly hours and days of full-tim e first-shift workers. Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979P r o d u c t i o n and r e l a t e d w o r k e r s O f f i c e w o r k e r s

Item.A l l in d u s t r ie s M a n u fa c t u r in g N o n m a n u f a c tu r in g P u b l i c u t i l i t i e s A l l in d u s t r ie s M a n u fa c t u r in g N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g P u b l i c u t i l i t i e s

PERCENT OF WORKERS BY SCHEDULED WEEKLY HOURS AND DAYS

ALL FULL-TINE WORKERS ------------------------- 100 100 1 00 1 0 0 100 100 1 0 0 100

35 HO UR S - 5 D A Y S ---------------------------------------------- 4 - 7 _ 1 _ 1 _37 HOURS—6 DAYS ---------------------------------------------- ( 1 1 ) ( 1 1 ) - - -37 1 / 2 HOURS— 5 D A Y S ------------------------------------- - 3 - a 1038 HOURS—5 DAYS ---------------------------------------------- 2 - 4 - - - - -4 0 HOURS --------------------------------------------------------------- 82 98 70 97 95 100 94 90

4 DAYS ------------------------------------------------------------ 3 7 ~ - - - - -5 DAYS ------------------------------------------------------------ 79 91 70 97 95 1 00 94 90

42 HOURS—5 DAYS ---------------------------------------------- ( 1 1 ) 1 3 - - - -45 HOURS-5 DAYS ---------------------------------------------- 7 2 11 1 - 147 1 / 2 HOURS-5 DAYS ------------------------------------- 1 2 - - -48 HOURS-6 DAYS ---------------------------------------------- 2 4 - -

AVERAGE SCHEDULED WEEKLY HOURS

ALL WEEKLY WORK SCHEDULES ----------------------- 4 0 . 4 4 0 . 1 4 0 . 6 4 0 . 1 3 9 . 9 4 0 . 0 3 9 . 9 3 9 . 7

S e e f o o t n o t e s at end o f t a b l e s .

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Table B-4. Annual paid holidays for full-tim e workers. Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979

I t e m

PERCENT OF WORKERS

ALL FULL-TIME WORKERS ------------------

IN ESTABLISHMENTS NOT PROVIDINGPAID HOLIDAYS ---------------------------------------

IN ESTABLISHMENTS PROVIDINGPAID HOLIDAYS ---------------------------------------

AVERAGE NUMBER OF PAID HOLIDAYS

FOR WORKERS IN ESTABLISHMENTSPROVIDING HOLIDAYS ----------------------------

PERCENT OF WORKERS BY NUMBER OF PAID HOLIDAYS PROVIDED

1 HOLIDAY -----------------------------------------------------2 HOLIDAYS ---------------------------------------------------A HOLIDAYS ---------------------------------------------------5 HOLIDAYS ---------------------------------------------------6 HOLIDAYS ---------------------------------------------------

PLUS 1 HALF DAY --------------------------------7 HOLIDAYS ---------------------------------------------------

PLUS 1 HALF DAY ---------------------------------PLUS 2 HALF DAYS ------------------------------

8 HOLIDAYS ---------------------------------------------------PLUS 1 HALF DAY ---------------------------------

9 HOLIOAYS ---------------------------------------------------10 HOLIDAYS -------------------------------------------------11 H O L I D A Y S -------------------------------------------------

PERCENT OF WORKERS BY TOTAL PAID HOLIDAY TIME P P 0 V I 0 E 0 12

1 DAY OR MORE --------------------------------------------2 DAYS OR MORE ------------------------------------------A DAYS OR MORE ------------------------------------------5 DAYS OR MORE ------------------------------------------6 DAYS OR MORE ------------------------------------------6 1 / 2 DAYS OR MORE ---------------------------------7 DAYS OR MORE ------------------------------------------8 DAYS OR MORE ------------------------------------------9 DAYS OR MORE ------------------------------------------10 DAYS OR MORE ----------------------------------------11 DAYS ----------------------------------------------------------

P r o d u c t i o n and r e l a t e d w o r k e r s O f f i c e w o r k e r s

A l l i n d u s t r i e s M a n u fa c t u r in g N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g P u b l i c u t i l i t i e s A l l in du s tr ie s M a n u fa c t u r in g N o n m a n u f a c tu r in g P u b l i c u t i l i t i e s

100 100 1 00 1 00 100 1 00 1 0 0 1 00

9 _ 16 _ 2 _ 2 -

91 100 8A 1 0 0 98 1 0 0 9 8 1 00

7 . 7 8 . 5 6 . 9 9 . 1 8 . 0 8 . 6 7 . 9 8 . 7

113

-225

-

1

-

1-

9 1A 5 6 1A A17 A 26 6 12 3 1 A 9

2 - 3 - 1 - 113 1A 12 A 22 15 2 3 *

(1 1 1 - (1 1 1 ( 1 1 ) ( 1 1 )2 - 3 ( 1 1 ) - ( 1 1 )3 ( 1 1 1 5 18 7 ( 1 1 ) 9 39

( 1 1 ) - ( 1 1 ) 1 ( 1 1 ) - ( 1 1 ) 115 29 5 19 32 20 35 1723 3 A 15 52 15 A3 10 35

3 5 1 (1 1 1 2 5 1 ( 1 1 )

91 100 8A 1 0 0 98 100 98 1 0090 100 82 1 0 0 98 1 00 98 10088 100 80 1 0 0 98 1 00 98 10085 100 75 1 0 0 97 1 00 97 10077 86 70 1 0 0 92 86 93 1 0060 82 AA 9 A 80 83 7 9 9159 82 A1 9 A 79 83 7 8 91A6 69 29 90 57 68 5 5 91A1 68 20 71 A9 67 A 6 5126 40 15 52 17 48 10 35

3 5 i ( i d 2 5 1 ( 1 1 )

See f o o t n o t e s at end o f ta b le s .

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Table B-5. Paid vacation provisions for full-time workers. Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979P r o d u c t i o n and r e l a t e d w o r k e r s O f f i c e w o r k e r s

I t e m

PERCENT OF UORKERS

ALL FULL-TINE UORKERS ----------------

IN ESTABLISHMENTS NOT PROVIDINGPAID VACATIONS -----------------------------------

IN ESTABLISHMENTS PROVIDINGPAID VACATIONS -----------------------------------

LENGTH-OF-TIME PAYMENT --------------PERCENTAGE PAYMENT -----------------------OTHER PAYMENT -----------------------------------

AMOUNT OF P A10 VACATION AFTER: 13

6 MONTHS OF SERVICE:UNDER 1 UEEK --------------------------1 UEEK ---------------------------------------OVER 1 AND UNDER 2 KEEKS

1 YEAR OF SERVICE!1 UEEK ----------------------------------------OVER 1 AND UNDER 2 UEEKS2 UEEKS --------------------------------------OVER 2 AND UNDER 3 UEEKS

2 YEARS OF SERVICE:1 UEEK ----------------------------------------OVER 1 AND UNDER 2 UEEKS2 UEEKS --------------------------------------OVER 2 AND UNDER 3 UEEKS3 UEEKS --------------------------------------

3 YEARS OF SERVICE:1 UEEK ----------------------------------------OVER 1 AND UNDER 2 UEEKS2 UEEKS --------------------------------------OVER 2 AND UNDER 3 UEEKS3 UEEKS --------------------------------------

A YEARS OF SERVICE:1 UEEK ----------------------------------------OVER 1 AND UNDER 2 UEEKS2 UEEKS --------------------------------------OVER 2 AND UNDER 3 UEEKS3 UEEKS --------------------------------------

5 YEARS OF SERVIC E:1 UEEK ----------------------------------------OVER 1 AND UNDER 2 UEEKS2 UEEKS --------------------------------------OVER 2 AND UNDER 3 UEEKS3 UEEKS -------------------------------------A UEEKS -------------------------------------

10 YEARS OF SERVIC E:1 UEEK ----------------------------------------2 UEEKS --------------------------------------OVER 2 AND UNDER 3 UEEKS3 UEEKS --------------------------------------A UEEKS --------------------------------------

A l l in d u s t r ie s M a n u fa c t u r in g N o n m a n u f a c tu r in g P u b l i c u t i l i t i e s A l l in d u s t r ie s M a n u fa c t u r in g N o n m a n u fac tu r in g P u b l i c u t il it ies

100 100 100 1 00 100 1 00 1 0 0 100

3 - 5 - ( 1 1 ) - ( 1 1 ) -

97 100 95 1 00 99 1 00 99 10092

32

937

92

3

1 0 0 99 100 99 100

1 1 1 123 32 17 A 1 27 39 2 5 27

2 3 2 7 10 3 11 9

5A 50 56 1A 27 22 28 192 2 1 - 11 - 13 -

AO A7 3A 8A 61 78 5 8 77( 1 1 ) ~ ( 1 1 ) 2 1 1 4

19 19 18 6 10 1A 9 178 18 1 ( 1 1 ) ( 1 1 ) *

68 63 72 92 89 86 90 79( 1 1 ) - ( 1 1 ) 2 1 1 A( 1 1 ) ” ( 1 1 ) (1 1 ) ( 1 1 ) ~ (1 1 > ( 1 1 )

7 ( 1 1 ) 13 3 A ( 1 1 ) 5 53 6 1 - 1 A ( 1 1 )

8A 9 A 77 95 9A 90 9 A 90( 1 1 ) - ( 1 1 ) 2 1 - 1 A( 1 1 ) - ( 1 1 ) (1 1 > 1 5 (1 1 ) ( 1 1 )

7 ( 1 1 ) 13 3 A ( 1 1 ) 5 53 6 1 - 1 A ( 1 1 ) *

8A 94 77 95 9A 90 9 A 90( 1 1 ) - ( 1 1 ) 2 1 ~ 1 A( 1 1 ) ( 1 1 ) (1 1 ) 1 5 (1 1 ) ( 1 1 )

2 A _ 2 _ 2 _3 6 - 1 A - -

63 A 7 75 86 76 35 8A 90( 1 1 ) - ( 1 1 ) 2 1 1 A

27 A 7 13 12 20 56 12 6( 1 1 ) ~ ( 1 1 ) (1 1 > 1 5 ( 1 1 ) ( 1 1 )

2 _ A 2 _ 2 _22 12 30 A 21 10 2 3 6

2 4 ( 1 1 ) 2 1 A 1 A53 51 5A 83 6A 35 7 0 8517 33 A 11 11 50 3 6

S e e fo o tn o te s at end o f t a b le s .

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Table B-5. Paid vacation provisions for full-tim e workers, Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979— Continued

I t e m

MOUNT OF PAID VACATION AFTER13 - CONTINUED

12 YEARS OF SERVICE!1 WEEK -------------------------------------------------2 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------OVER 2 AND UNOER 3 WEEKS -------3 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------OVER 3 AND UNDER 4 WEEKS -------4 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------

15 YEARS OF SERVICE!1 WEEK -------------------------------------------------2 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------OVER 2 AND UNDER 3 WEEKS -------3 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------OVER 3 AND UNDER 4 WEEKS -------4 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------

20 YEARS OF SERVICE!1 WEEK -------------------------------------------------2 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------OVER 2 AND UNDER 3 WEEKS -------3 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------4 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------OVER 4 AND UNDER 5 WEEKS -------5 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------

25 YEARS OF SERV ICE!1 WEEK --------------------------------------------------2 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------OVER 2 AND UNDER 3 WEEKS --------3 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------4 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------5 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------OVER 5 AND UNDER 6 WEEKS --------

30 YEARS OF SERVICE!1 WEEK --------------------------------------------------2 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------OVER 2 AND UNDER 3 WEEKS --------3 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------4 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------5 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------OVER 6 AND UNOER 7 WEEKS --------

MAXINUN VACATION AVAILABLE!1 WEEK --------------------------------------------------2 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------OVER 2 AND UNDER 3 WEEKS --------3 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------4 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------5 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------6 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------7 WEEKS -----------------------------------------------

S e e fo o tn o te s at end o f ta b le s .

P r o d u c t i o n and r e l a t e d w o r k e r s O f f i c e w o r k e r s

A l l i n d u s t r i e s M a n u fa c t u r in g N o n m a n u f a c tu r in g P u b l i c u t i l i t i e s A l l in d u s t r ie s M a n u fa c t u r in g N o n m a n u f a c tu r in g P u b l i c u t i l i t i e s

2 4 2 222 12 30 4 21 10 23 6

(11 ) ( 1 1 ) 2 1 T 1 453 51 54 83 64 31 7 0 85

2 4 - - 1 4 - -

17 33 4 11 12 54 3 6

2 _ 4 2 _ 2 _20 11 26 4 19 6 2 2 6

( 1 1 ) - ( 1 1 ) 2 1 1 441 51 34 37 55 33 5 9 47

2 4 - - 1 4 ~ -31 3 5 27 57 23 56 16 44

2 - 4 2 _ 2 _

17 5 26 4 19 3 22 6( 1 1 ) - ( 1 1 ) 2 1 - 1 4

23 16 28 15 39 14 44 1036 43 31 68 29 29 29 75

2 4 - - 1 4 -

16 33 3 11 10 50 2 6

2 _ 4 2 _ 2 _17 5 26 4 19 3 2 2 6

(1 1 ) - ( 1 1 ) 2 1 1 420 16 23 15 32 14 36 1024 28 22 22 25 14 27 4030 48 17 57 21 64 12 40

2 4 1 4 “

2 4 2 _ 2 _

17 5 26 4 19 3 22 6(1 1 ) - ( 1 1 ) 2 1 1 4

20 16 23 1 5 32 14 36 1024 28 22 22 25 14 2 7 4030 48 17 57 21 64 12 40

2 4 1 4‘ ~

2 _ 4 _ 2 _ 2 _1 7 5 26 4 19 3 2 2 6

( 1 1 ) - ( 1 1 ) 2 1 1 420 16 23 15 32 14 36 1024 28 22 22 25 14 2 7 4028 44 17 57 19 55 12 40

2 5 - - 2 9 -

2 4 1 4

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Table B-6. Health, insurance, and pension plans for full-tim e workers. Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979

I t e m

PERCENT OF UORKERS

ALL FULL-TINE UORKERS --------------

IN ESTABLISHMENTS PROVIDING AT LEAST ONE OF THE BENEFITS SHOUN BELOU14----------------------------------------

LIFE INSURANCE -------------------------------------NONCONTRIBUTORY PLANS ----------------

ACCIDENTAL DEATH ANDDISMEMBERMENT INSURANCE --------------

NONCONTRIBUTOPY PLANS ----------------

SICKNESS AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE OR SICK LEAVE OR BOTH 15----------------

SICKNESS AND ACCIDENTINSURANCE ------------------------------------------

NONCONTRIBUTORY PLANS ------------SICK LEAVE (FULL PAY AND NO

UAITING PERIOD) ----------------------------SICK LEAVE (PARTIAL PAY OR

UAITING P E R I0 0 ) ----------------------------

LONG-TERM D IS A B IL IT YINSURANCE -----------------------------------------------

NONCONTRIBUTOPY PLANS ----------------

HOSPITALIZATION INSURANCE -----------NONCONTRIBUTORY PLANS ----------------

SURGICAL INSURANCE ----------------------------N0NC0NTRI3UT0RY PLANS ----------------

MEDICAL INSURANCE ------------------------------NONCONTRIBUTORY PLANS ----------------

MAJOR MEDICAL INSURANCE ----------------NONCONTRIBUTORY PLANS ----------------

DENTAL INSURANCE ---------------------------------NONCONTRIBUTORY PLANS ----------------

RETIREMENT PENSION ----------------------------NONCONTRIBUTORY PLANS ----------------

P r o d u c t i o n and r e l a t e d w o r k e r s O f f i c e w o r k e r s

A l l in d u s t r ie s M a n u fa c t u r in g N o n m a n u f a c tu r in g P u b l i c u t i l i t i e s A l l in d u s tr ie s M a n u fa c t u r in g N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g P u b l i c u t il it ies

100 100 1 00 1 0 0 100 1 00 1 0 0 100

97 100 95 1 0 0 98 1 00 98 100

93 100 88 1 0 0 97 1 00 96 10059 80 44 63 54 72 5 0 47

70 77 65 91 77 84 7 6 9846 63 33 54 41 63 36 45

70 77 65 66 83 76 84 57

37 49 28 i i 34 45 3 2 528 47 13 1 0 19 45 13 4

36 35 36 19 62 64 6 1 29

19 1 6 21 42 15 7 17 26

32 44 23 46 48 57 4 6 5015 24 8 16 31 26 32 10

92 100 87 1 0 0 98 1 00 97 10058 83 38 64 65 74 6 3 41

92 100 87 1 00 98 100 97 10058 83 38 64 65 74 6 3 41

93 100 88 1 00 97 1 00 96 10055 77 38 64 63 63 63 41

90 95 85 1 0 0 96 91 97 10052 69 38 64 61 52 63 41

32 37 29 55 43 54 4 1 4722 29 17 55 30 39 28 37

70 86 59 94 76 89 7 3 9152 62 44 73 61 60 61 48

S ee f o o t n o t e s at e n d o f t a b le s .

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fable B-7. Life insurance plans for full-time workers. Corpus Christi, Tex., July 1979

I tem

TYPE OF PLAN AND ANOUNT OF INSURANCE

ILL FULL-TINE WORKERS ARE PROVIDED THE SANE FLAT-SUN DOLLAR ANOUNT:

PERCENT OF ALL FULL-TINE WORKERS17 ------------ANOUNT OF INSURANCE PRO VIOEO: '8

HE A N -----------------------------------------------------------NED I A N ------------------------------------------------------NIDOLE RANGE 1 5 0 PERCENT) ----------NIDDLE RANGE ( 8 0 PERCENT) ----------

IROUNT OF INSURANCE I S BASED ON A SCHEDULE WHICH INDICATES A SP ECIFIED DOLLAR ANOUNT OF INSURANCE FOR A SPECIFIED LEN6TH OF SERVICE:

PERCENT OF ALL FULL-TINE WORKERS17 ------------------ANOUNT OF INSURANCE PROVIDED18 AFTER:

6 NONTHS OF SERVICE:N E A N -----------------------------------------------------------------NEDIAN ------------------------------------------------------------NIDDLE RAN6E ( 5 0 PERCENT) ----------------RIDDLE RANGE ( 8 0 PERCENT) ----------------

1 YEAR OF SERVICE!N E A N -----------------------------------------------------------------NEOIAN ------------------------------------------------------------RIDDLE RANGE ( 5 0 PERCENT) ----------------NIDOLE RANGE ( 8 0 PERCENT) ----------------

5 YEARS OF SERVICE:N E A N -----------------------------------------------------------------NEDIAN ------------------------------------------------------------NIDDLE RANGE ( 5 0 PERCENT) ----------------NIDDLE RANGE ( 8 0 PERCENT) ----------------

10 YEARS OF SERVICE!N E A N -----------------------------------------------------------------NEOIAN ------------------------------------------------------------RIDDLE RANGE ( 5 0 PERCENT) ----------------NIDDLE RANGE ( 8 0 PERCENT) ----------------

20 YEARS OF SERV ICE:N E A N -----------------------------------------------------------------NEDIAN ------------------------------------------------------------RIDDLE RANGE ( 5 0 PERCENT) ----------------RIDDLE RANGE ( 8 0 PERCENT) ----------------

P r o d u c t i o n and r e l a t e d w o r k e r s O f f i c e w o r k e r s

A l l i n d u s t r i e s M a n u fa c t u r in g A l l in d u s t r i e s M a n u fa c t u r in g

A l lp l a n s 16

N o n c o n t r i b u t o r y p la n s 16

A l lp la ns 16

N o n c o n t r i b u t o r y p lans 16

A l lp la ns 16

N o n c o n t r i b u t o r y p la n s 16

A l lp la ns 16

N o n c o n t r i b u t o r y p la ns 16

47 31 48 4 5 20 10 i i 10

* 6 . 5 0 0 * 7 . 3 0 0 * 8 . 5 0 0 * 8 . 7 0 0 * 6 . 0 0 0 * 5 . 9 0 0 * 5 . 4 0 0 * 5 . 5 0 0* 5 . 0 0 0 * 5 . 0 0 0 * 8 . 0 0 0 * 8 . 0 0 0 * 5 . 0 0 0 * 5 . 0 0 0 * 5 . 0 0 0 * 4 . 0 0 0

* 3 . 0 0 0 - 8 . 0 0 0 * 3 . 0 0 0 - 1 0 . 0 0 0 * 3 . 0 0 0 - 1 3 . 5 0 0 * 3 . 0 0 0 - 1 3 . 5 0 0 ( 5 . 0 0 0 - 9 . 0 0 0 * 4 . 0 0 0 - 1 0 . 0 0 0 * 3 . 0 0 0 - 1 0 . 0 0 0 $ 3 . 0 0 0 - 1 0 . 0 0 0* 3 . 0 0 0 - 1 3 . 5 0 0 * 3 . 0 0 0 - 1 3 . 5 0 0 * 3 . 0 0 0 - 2 0 . 0 0 0 * 3 . 0 0 0 - 2 0 . 0 0 0 ( 3 . 0 0 0 - 1 0 . 0 0 0 * 3 . 0 0 0 - 1 0 . 0 0 0 * 3 . 0 0 0 - 1 0 . 0 0 0 * 3 . 0 0 0 - 1 0 . 0 0 0

5 5 10 10 3 3 11 11

( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) (6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 )( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) (6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 )( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) (6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) (6 )( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) (6 )

* 8 . 8 0 0 * 8 . 8 0 0 (61 ( 6 ) * 7 . 8 0 0 * 7 . 8 0 0 ( 6 ) (6 )( 6 ) ( 6 ) (6 1 (6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 )

— ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) (6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 >( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 > ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 )

* 1 4 . 3 0 0 * 1 4 . 3 0 0 ( 6 ) (6 > * 1 4 . 5 0 0 * 1 4 . 5 0 0 ( 6 ) (6 >( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 )( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) (6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) (6 >( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 I ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) (6 )

* 1 9 . 3 0 0 * 1 9 . 3 0 0 ( 6 ) (6 ) * 1 9 . 5 0 0 * 1 9 . 5 0 0 ( 6 ) (6 >( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 > ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 )( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) (6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) (6 )

— ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) (6 > ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) (6 )

* 2 0 . 2 0 0 * 2 0 . 2 0 0 ( 6 ) (6 ) * 2 0 . 8 0 0 * 2 0 . 8 0 0 ( 6 ) (6 >( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) (6 )( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) (6 > ( 6 ) ( 6 ) (6 1 (6 )( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) (6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 ) ( 6 )

See f o o t n o t e s at en d o f ta b le s .

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I te m

TYPE OF PLAN AND AMOUNT OF INSURANCE-CONTINUED

AMOUNT OF INSURANCE I S 8ASED ON A SCHEDULE UHICH INDICATES A SPECIFIED DOLLAR AMOUNT OF INSURANCE FOR A SPECIFIED AMOUNT OF EARNINGS:

PERCENT OF ALL FULL-TIME WORKERS17--------------------AMOUNT OF INSURANCE PROVIDED18 I F :

ANNUAL EARNINGS ARE * 5 , 0 0 0 :M E AN -------------------------------------------------------------------MEDIAN ---------------------------------------------------------------MIDDLE RANGE < 50 PERCENT) -----------------MIDDLE RANGE < 8 0 PERCENT) ------------------

ANNUAL EARNIN6S ARE * 1 0 , 0 0 0 :M E AN -------------------------------------------------------------------MEDIAN ---------------------------------------------------------------MIDDLE RANGE < 50 PERCENT) ------------------MIDDLE RANGE < 80 PERCENT) ------------------

ANNUAL EARNINGS ARE * 1 5 , 0 0 0 :M E A N -------------------------------------------------------------------MEDIAN ---------------------------------------------------------------MIDDLE RANGE < 50 PERCENT) -----------------MIDDLE RANGE < 80 PERCENT) -----------------

ANNUAL EARNINGS ARE * 2 0 , 0 0 0 :M E AN -------------------------------------------------------------------MEDIAN ---------------------------------------------------------------MIDDLE RANGE < 5 0 PERCENT) ------------------MIDDLE RANGE < 80 PERCENT) -----------------

AMOUNT OF INSURANCE I S EXPRESSED AS A FACTOR OF ANNUAL EA R N IN G S :19

PERCENT OF ALL FULL-TIME WORKERS 17---------------------FACTOR OF ANNUAL EARNINGS USED TO CALCULATE

AMOUNT OF INSURANCE!18M E A N --------------------------------------------------------------------MEDIAN ----------------------------------------------------------------MIDDLE RANGE <50 PERCENT) -------------------MIDDLE RANGE <80 PERCENT) -------------------

PERCENT OF ALL FULL-TIME WORKERS COVERED BY PLANS NOT SPECIFYING A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OFINSURANCE -------------------------------------------------------------------------

PERCENT OF ALL FULL-TIME WORKERS COVERED BY PLANS SPECIFYING A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OFINSURANCE -------------------------------------------------------------------------

SP ECIFIED MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF INSURANCE:18M E A N --------------------------------------------------------------------MEDIAN ----------------------------------------------------------------MIDDLE RANGE < 5 0 PERCENT) -------------------MIDDLE RANGE < 8 0 PERCENT) -------------------

AMOUNT OF INSURANCE I S BASED ON SOME OTHER TYPE OF p l a n :

PERCENT OF ALL FULL-TIME WORKERS17---------------------

P r o d u c t i o n and r e l a t e d w o r k e r s O f f i c e w o r k e r s

A l l i n d u s t r i e s M a n u fa c t u r in g A l l in d u s t r ie s M a nufa ctur ing

Al lp lans 16

N o n c o n t r i b u t o r y p la ns 16

A l lp la ns 16

N o n c o n t r i b u t o r y p lans 16

Al lp lans 16

N o n c o n t r i b u t o r y p lans 16

Al lpl ans 16

N o n c o n t r i b u to r y p lans 16

7 2 4 4 17 7 4 4

* 8 , 9 0 0 <61 <61 <6 1 * 8 , 1 0 0 * 5 . 7 0 0 <61 <61* 8 , 0 0 0 <61 <61 <6 ) * 8 . 0 0 0 < 6 ) <61 <6 )

* 8 , 0 0 0 - 1 1 , 0 0 0 <61 <6 ) <61 * 5 , 0 0 0 - 1 0 , 0 0 0 < 6 ) <61 <61* 3 , 0 0 0 - 1 5 . 0 0 0 (6 1 <61 <6 ) * 5 . 0 0 0 - 1 5 . 0 0 0 <61 <61 <6 )

1 1 4 , 1 0 0 <61 <61 <6 ) * 1 9 , 0 0 0 $ 2 6 , 1 0 0 <61 <6 )* 1 2 , 0 0 0 <61 < 6 ) <6 > * 1 5 , 0 0 0 < 6 ) <6) <6 >

* 1 2 , 0 0 0 - 1 5 . 0 0 0 <61 <61 <6 > * 1 2 . 0 0 0 - 3 0 , 0 0 0 <61 <61 <6 1* 1 0 , 0 0 0 - 2 2 , 0 0 0 < 6 ) <61 <6 1 * 1 2 , 0 0 0 - 3 0 , 0 0 0 <61 <61 <61

* 2 1 , 1 0 0 <61 <61 <6 ) * 3 1 , 1 0 0 * 4 0 , 3 0 0 <6 ) <6 )* 2 5 . 0 0 0 <6> <6 ) <6 ) * 2 5 . 0 0 0 < 6 ) <61 <6 )

* 2 0 , 0 0 0 - 2 5 . 0 0 0 <61 <61 <6 ) * 2 5 , 0 0 0 - 5 0 , 0 0 0 <61 <61 <6 )* 1 0 , 0 0 0 - 3 0 , 0 0 0 <61 <6 ) <6 ) * 2 0 , 0 0 0 - 5 0 , 0 0 0 <61 <61 <6 )

* 2 8 . 7 0 0 <61 <61 <6 1 * 4 1 , 6 0 0 * 5 1 . 0 0 0 <6 ) <6 >* 3 5 , 0 0 0 <6> <61 <6 ) * 3 5 . 0 0 0 < 6 ) <61 <6 )

* 2 0 . 0 0 0 - 3 5 . 0 0 0 <61 <61 <6 ) * 3 5 . 0 0 0 - 6 5 . 0 0 0 <61 <6 ) <6 )$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 - 4 2 , 0 0 0 <61 <61 <6 1 * 2 0 , 0 0 0 - 6 5 . 0 0 0 <61 <61 <6 )

28 21 35 21 49 34 68 46

1 . 3 8 1 . 3 9 1 . 5 0 1 . 5 8 1 . 7 5 1 . 7 4 1 . 5 8 1 . 7 01 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 1 . 5 0 1 . 0 0 2 . 0 0 2 . 0 0 2 . 0 0 2 . 0 0

1 . 0 0 - 2 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 - 2 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 - 2 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 - 2 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 - 2 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 - 2 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 - 2 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 - 2 . 0 01 . 0 0 - 2 . 5 0 1 . 0 0 - 2 . 5 0 1 . 0 0 - 2 . 5 0 1 . 0 0 - 2 . 5 0 1 . 0 0 - 2 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 - 2 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 - 2 . 0 0 1 . 0 0 - 2 . 5 0

24 17 30 16 25 20 56 3 3

3 3 5 5 24 14 13 13

* 8 8 . 9 0 0 * 8 8 , 9 0 0 <61 <6 ) * 7 6 , 1 0 0 * 9 5 , 9 0 0 <61 <6 1$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 <61 <6 1 * 1 0 0 . 0 0 0 <61 <61 <6 1

( 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ( 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 <6 > <6 ) * 5 0 , 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 . 0 0 0 <61 <61 <6 >* 5 0 , 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 . 0 0 0 * 5 0 . 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 <61 <6 1 * 5 0 , 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 <61 <61 <6 1

6 1 3 - 8 1 4 -

S ee fo o tn o te s at end o f ta b le s ,

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Footnotes

S om e o f th e se s tan dard foo tn o tes m a y not apply to th is b u lle t in .

1 Standard h ou rs r e f l e c t the w o r k w e e k fo r w h ich e m p lo y e e s r e c e i v e th e ir re g u la r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a la r ie s ( e x c lu s iv e o f pay fo r o v e r t im e at r e g ­ular a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a t e s ) , and the ea rn in gs c o r r e s p o n d to th ese w eek ly h ou rs .

2 The m e a n is com p u te d f o r ea ch jo b b y to ta lin g the earn in gs o f all w o r k e r s and d iv iding by the n u m ber o f w o r k e r s . The m ed ia n d e s i g ­nates p os it ion — h alf o f the w o r k e r s r e c e i v e the s a m e o r m o r e and h alf r e ­c e iv e the sa m e o r l e s s than the rate shown. The m id d le ran ge is de f in ed by tw o ra tes o f pay ; a fourth o f the w o r k e r s e a rn the sa m e o r l e s s than the lo w e r o f th e s e r a te s and a fourth e a rn the sam e o r m o r e than the h igher rate .

3 E arn in gs data re la te on ly to w o r k e r s w h o s e se x id e n t i f ica t ion was p r o v id e d by the es ta b l ish m e n t .

4 E x c lu d e s p r e m iu m pay fo r o v e r t im e and for w o r k on w e e k e n d s , h o l id a y s , and late sh if ts .

E s t im a te s f o r p e r io d s ending p r i o r to 1976 r e la t e to m e n on ly fo r sk i l le d m ain ten an ce and u n sk i l led plant w o r k e r s . A l l o th er e s t im a te s r e ­late to m en and w o m e n .

6 Data do not m e e t pu b l ica t ion c r i t e r i a o r data not a v a i la b le .7 F o r m a l l y e s ta b l is h e d m in im u m r e g u la r s t r a ig h t - t im e hir ing s a l ­

a r ie s that a re pa id fo r stan dard w o r k w e e k s . Data a re p r e s e n t e d f o r a ll stan dard w o r k w e e k s c o m b in e d , and fo r the m o s t c o m m o n s tan dard w o r k ­w eek s re p o r te d .

8 E x c lu d e s w o r k e r s in s u b c l e r i c a l j o b s such as m e s s e n g e r .9 In c ludes a l l p r o d u c t io n and r e la t e d w o r k e r s in e s ta b l ish m e n ts

c u rre n t ly op e r a t in g late sh i f ts , and e s ta b l ish m e n ts w h o s e f o r m a l p r o v is io n s c o v e r late sh i f t s , even though the e s ta b l is h m e n ts w e r e not cu rre n t ly op era t in g late sh i f ts .

10 L e s s than 0.05 p e r c e n t .11 L e s s than 0.5 p e r c e n t .12 A l l com b in a t io n s o f fu l l and half days that add to the sa m e amount;

f o r e x a m p le , the p r o p o r t io n o f w o r k e r s r e c e iv in g a to ta l o f 10 days in c lu d es th o s e with 10 fu ll days and no half d a y s , 9 fu l l days and 2 h alf d a y s , 8 fu ll days and 4 h a l f d a y s , and so on. P r o p o r t i o n s then w e r e cu m u lated .

13 Includes paym ents other than " len g th o f t i m e , " such as p e r c e n t a g e o f annual earn ings o r f la t - s u m p a y m e n ts , c o n v e r t e d to an equ iva lent t im e b a s i s ; fo r e x a m p le , 2 p er cen t o f annual e a rn in g s w as c o n s i d e r e d as 1 w e e k 's pay. P e r i o d s o f s e r v i c e are ch osen a r b i t r a r i l y and do not n e c e s s a r i l y r e f l e c t ind iv idual p r o v is io n s fo r p r o g r e s s i o n ; f o r e x a m p le , ch anges in p r o p o r t io n s at 10 y e a r s include changes between 0 and 10 y e a r s . E s t im a te s are c u m u la ­t iv e . T h u s , the p r o p o r t io n e l ig ib le f o r at lea s t 3 w e e k s ' pay a fter 10 y e a r s in c lu d es th ose e l ig ib le fo r at least 3 w e e k s ' pay a fter f e w e r y e a r s o f s e r v i c e .

14 E s t im a tes l i s te d after type o f b en e f it a re fo r all p lans f o r w h ich at le a s t a part o f the co s t is b o rn e by the e m p lo y e r . "N o n c o n tr ib u to r y p la n s " in c lu d e only th ose f inan ced e n t i r e ly by the e m p lo y e r . E x c lu d e d are le g a l ly r e q u ir e d p la n s , such as w o r k e r s ' d is a b i l i ty c o m p e n sa t io n , s o c ia l s e ­cu r i ty , and r a i lr o a d re t ire m e n t .

15 Unduplicated to ta l o f w o r k e r s r e c e i v i n g s i c k lea v e o r s i c k n e s s and a cc id en t in su ra n ce shown s ep a ra te ly b e lo w . S ick le a v e plans are l im ite d to th ose w h ich def in ite ly e s ta b l ish at least the m i n im u m n u m ber o f d a y s ' pay that e a ch e m p lo y e e can exp ect . In fo r m a l s i c k lea v e a l lo w a n ce s d e t e r m in e d on an indiv idual b a s is are exc lu ded .

16 E st im a tes under " A l l p la n s " re la te to a l l p lans fo r w h ich at least a part o f the cos t is b orn e by the e m p l o y e r . E s t im a te s under " N o n c o n t r ib ­utory p la n s " include only th ose f inan ced e n t ir e ly by the e m p lo y e r .

17 F o r "A l l i n d u s t r i e s , " all f u l l - t i m e p r o d u c t io n and r e la t e d w o r k e r s o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s equal 100 p e r ce n t . F o r " M a n u fa c t u r in g , " a l l fu l l - t i m e p r o d u c t io n and re la ted w o r k e r s o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s in m a n u fa ctu r in g equal 100 p e r c e n t .

18 The m ean amount is c o m p u ted by m u lt ip ly in g the n u m ber o f w o r k e r s p r o v id e d in su ra n ce by the am ount o f in su ra n c e p r o v id e d , to ta lin g the p r o d u c t s , and dividing the sum by the n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s . The m ed ia n in d ica tes that half o f the w o r k e r s are p r o v id e d an amount equal to o r s m a l le r and half an amount equal to o r l a r g e r than the am ount shown. M iddle ran ge (50 p e r ce n t )— a fourth o f the w o r k e r s a re p r o v id e d an am ount equal to o r l e s s than the s m a l le r amount and a fourth a re p r o v id e d an amount equal to o r m o r e than the la r g e r amount. M id d le ra n ge (80 p e r c e n t )— 10 p e r c e n t o f the w o r k e r s are p r o v id e d an amount equal to o r l e s s than the s m a l l e r amount and 10 p e r ce n t are p r o v id e d an am ount equal to o r m o r e them the la r g e r am ount.

19 A fac tor o f annual earn ings is the n u m b e r by w h ich annual earn in gs are m u lt ip l ie d to d e term in e the amount o f in su r a n c e p r o v id e d . F o r e x a m p le , a f a c to r o f 2 in d icates that for annual e a rn in g s o f $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 the amount o f in su ra n c e p r o v id e d is $ 20 , 000 .

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Appendix A.Scope and Method of Survey

In e a c h o f the 72 1 areas c u rre n t ly su r v e y e d , the B u reau obtains w a g e s and r e la te d b en e f i t s data f r o m rep resen ta t iv e e s ta b l ish m e n ts within s ix b r o a d in d u stry d iv is io n s : M an ufactu ring ; t r an sp orta t ion , c o m m u n ica t io n ,and o th e r p u b l ic u t i l i t ie s ; w h o le sa le tr ad e ; re ta i l tr ad e ; f in a n ce , in su ra n c e , and re a l e s ta te ; and s e r v i c e s . G ov ern m en t operat ion s and the co n stru ct ion and e x t r a c t iv e in d u s t r ie s a re exc lu d ed . E stab l ish m en ts having f e w e r than a p r e s c r i b e d n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s are a lso exc lu ded b e c a u s e o f in su f f ic ien t e m p lo y m e n t in the o c c u p a t io n s studied. Appendix table 1 shows the n u m ber o f e s ta b l i s h m e n ts and w o r k e r s e s t im a te d to be within the s c o p e o f this s u r v e y , as w e l l as the n u m b e r actu a lly studied.

B u r e a u f i e ld r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s obtain data by p e r s o n a l v is i t s at 3 - y e a r in t e r v a l s . In e a c h o f the tw o in terven in g y e a r s , in fo rm a t io n on e m p loy m en t and o c c u p a t io n a l e a rn in g s on ly is c o l l e c t e d by a co m bin a t ion o f p e r s o n a l v i s i t , m a i l q u e s t io n n a ir e , and te leph on e in terv iew f r o m es ta b l ish m e n ts p a r t i c ip a t in g in the p r e v io u s su rv e y .

A s a m p le o f the es ta b l ish m e n ts in the s c o p e o f the s u rv e y is s e l e c t e d f o r study p r i o r to e a c h p e r s o n a l v is i t su rv ey . Th is s a m p le , l e s s e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w h ich go out o f b u s in e s s o r are no lo n g e r w ithin the in d u str ia l s c o p e o f the s u r v e y , is re ta in e d f o r the fo l low in g two annual s u r v e y s . In m o s t c a s e s , e s t a b l i s h m e n t s n ew to the a re a are not c o n s i d e r e d in the s co p e o f the s u r v e y until the s e l e c t i o n o f a sam p le f o r a p e r s o n a l v is i t su rv ey .

The s a m p l in g p r o c e d u r e s in v o lv e detailed s t ra t i f i ca t io n o f all e s ta b l i s h m e n ts with in the s c o p e o f an indiv idual a re a s u rv e y by in du stry and n u m b e r o f e m p l o y e e s . F r o m this s tra t i f ied u n iv e r s e a p r o b a b i l i t y s a m p le is s e l e c t e d , w ith e a c h e s ta b l ish m en t having a p r e d e t e r m in e d chance o f s e l e c t i o n . T o obta in o p t im u m a c c u r a c y at m in im u m c o s t , a g r e a t e r p r o p o r t i o n o f la r g e than s m a l l e s ta b l ish m en ts is s e le c t e d . When data are c o m b i n e d , e a c h e s ta b l i s h m e n t is w e igh ted a c c o r d in g to its p r o b a b i l i t y o f s e l e c t i o n so that u n b ia se d e s t im a te s a re gen erated . F o r e x a m p le , i f one out o f f o u r e s ta b l i s h m e n ts is s e l e c t e d , it is g iven a weight o f 4 to r e p r e s e n t i t s e l f p lus t h r e e o t h e r s . An a lternate o f the sam e o r ig in a l p r o b a b i l i t y is c h o s e n in the s a m e i n d u s t r y - s i z e c la s s i f i c a t io n if data are not ava ilab le f r o m the o r ig i n a l s a m p le m e m b e r . If no suitable substitute is av a i la b le , add it ion a l w e igh t is a s s ig n e d to a sa m p le m e m b e r that is s im i l a r to the m i s s i n g unit.

Included in the 72 areas are 2 studies conducted by the Bureau under contract. These areas are Akron, Ohio and Poughkeepsie-Kingston-Newburgh, N. Y. In addition, the Bureau conducts more limited area studies in approximately 100 areas at the request of the Employment Standards Administration of the U. S. Department of Labor.

O ccu pation s and earn ingsO ccu p a t ion s s e le c t e d f o r study are co m m o n to a var ie ty of m a n u fa c ­

turing and n onm an ufactur in g in d u s t r ie s , and are o f the fo llowing types : ( 1)O f f i c e c l e r i c a l ; (2 ) p r o fe s s i o n a l and te c h n ica l ; (3) m aintenance , t o o l r o o m , and pow erp lan t ; and (4) m a t e r ia l m o v e m e n t and cu stod ia l . Occupational c la s s i f i c a t io n is b a s e d on a u n i fo rm set o f job d e s cr ip t io n s des ign ed to take accou nt o f in te re s ta b l ish m e n t v a r ia t ion in duties within the sam e job . O ccu p a t ion s s e le c t e d f o r study are l i s te d and d e s c r ib e d in appendix B.

U n less o th e rw is e in d ica ted , the earn ings data fo l low ing the job titles a re f o r all in d u str ie s co m b in e d . Earn ings data f o r s o m e of the occupat ions l i s te d and d e s c r i b e d , o r f o r s o m e industry d iv is ion s within the scop e of the su r v e y , are not p r e se n te d in the A - s e r i e s tab les b e ca u se e ither (1) e m p lo y ­m ent in the o ccu p a t io n is too sm a l l to p r o v id e enough data to m er it p r e s e n ­tation, o r (2 ) th e re is p o s s ib i l i t y o f d i s c l o s u r e o f individual establishm ent data. Sep arate m e n 's and w o m e n 's earn ings data are not presen ted when the n u m b e r o f w o r k e r s not iden ti f ied by sex is 20 p e r ce n t o r m o r e o f the men o r w o m e n iden ti f ied in an occu pat ion . E arn ings data not shown separate ly f o r industry d iv is ion s are in c lud ed in data f o r all industries com bined . L ik e w is e , f o r o ccu p a t io n s with m o r e than one le v e l , data are included in the o v e r a l l c la s s i f i c a t io n when a s u b c la s s i f i c a t io n is not shown o r in form ation to s u b c la s s i f y is not a va i lab le .

O ccu p a t ion a l em p lo y m e n t and earn ings data are shown fo r fu l l - t im e w o r k e r s , i . e . , th o se h ire d to w ork a re g u la r w eek ly schedule . Earnings data exc lu d e p r e m iu m pay f o r o v e r t im e and f o r w ork on w eekend s , ho lidays, and late sh if ts . N on prod u ct ion bon u ses are exc lu d e d , but c o s t - o f - l i v in g a l low a n ces and in cent ive b o n u se s are in cluded . W eek ly hours f o r o f f ic e c l e r i c a l and p r o fe s s i o n a l and te c h n ica l occu p a t ion s r e f e r to the standard w o rk w e e k (roun ded to the n e a r e s t half hour) f o r w hich em p lo y e e s re ce iv e re g u la r s t r a ig h t - t im e s a la r ie s ( e x c lu s iv e o f pay f o r o v er t im e at regu lar a n d /o r p r e m iu m r a te s ) . A v e r a g e w e e k ly earn ings f o r these occupations are rounded to the n e a r e s t half d o l la r . V e r t i c a l l ines within the distribution o f w o r k e r s on so m e A - t a b le s ind icate a change in the s ize o f the c lass in te rv a ls .

T h e s e s u rv e y s m e a s u r e the le v e l o f o ccu p a t ion a l earnings in an area at a p a r t i c u la r t im e . C o m p a r is o n s o f individual occu p at ion a l averages o v e r t im e m a y not r e f le c t e x p e c te d w age ch anges . The avera ges fo r individual j o b s are a ff e c t e d by ch anges in w ages and e m p loy m en t patterns. F o r example, p r o p o r t io n s o f w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d by h igh - o r lo w -w a g e f i rm s m ay change, o r h ig h -w a g e w o r k e r s m a y advance to b e t te r jo b s and be re p laced by new w o r k e r s at l o w e r r a te s . Such shifts in e m p loy m en t oould d e c r e a se an o c c u p a t io n a l a v e ra g e even though m o s t e s ta b l ish m en ts in an area in cre a se w a ges during the y e a r . Changes in ea rn in gs o f o c cu p a t ion a l g rou p s , shown in table A - 7, a re b e t t e r in d ic a t o r s o f wage trends than are earn ings changes for in d iv idual j o b s within the g ro u p s .

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A v e r a g e e a rn in g s r e f l e c t c o m p o s i t e , a r e a w id e e s t im a te s . In dustr ies and e s ta b l ish m en ts d i f f e r in pay l e v e l and job s ta f f in g , and thus con tr ib u te d i f fe ren t ly to the e s t im a te s f o r each jo b . P ay a v e r a g e s m a y fa i l to r e f le c t a c c u r a te ly the w age d i f f e r e n t ia l am on g jo b s in indiv idual e s ta b l is h m e n ts .

A v e r a g e pay le v e l s fo r m en and w o m e n in s e le c t e d o c cu p a t io n s should not be a s su m e d to r e f l e c t d i f f e r e n c e s in pay o f the s e x e s within individual e s ta b l i s h m e n ts . F a c t o r s w h ich m a y co n tr ib u te to d i f f e r e n c e s include p r o g r e s s i o n w ithin e s ta b l is h e d ra te ran ges (on ly the ra tes paid incum bents a r e c o l le c t e d ) and p e r f o r m a n c e o f s p e c i f i c duties within the g e n e ra l s u rv e y job d e s c r i p t i o n s . Job d e s c r i p t i o n s u sed to c l a s s i f y e m p lo y e e s in th ese s u r v e y s u su a l ly a r e m o r e g e n e r a l i z e d than th o s e u sed in in div idual e s ta b l ish m en ts and a l lo w f o r m i n o r d i f f e r e n c e s am on g e s ta b l ish m e n ts in s p e c i f i c duties p e r f o r m e d .

O c cu p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t e s t im a te s r e p r e s e n t the to ta l in a ll e s t a b ­l ish m en ts with in the s c o p e o f the study and not the n u m b e r ac tu a l ly s u rv e y e d . B e ca u se o c c u p a t io n a l s t r u c t u r e s am on g e s ta b l ish m e n ts d i f f e r , e s t im a te s o f o ccu p a t io n a l e m p lo y m e n t ob ta in ed f r o m the sa m p le o f e s ta b l is h m e n ts studied s e r v e only to in d ica te the r e la t iv e im p o r t a n c e o f the jo b s s tudied . T h e se d i f f e r e n c e s in o c c u p a t io n a l s t r u c t u r e do not a f fe c t m a t e r ia l l y the a c c u r a c y o f the earn ings data.W age tren d s f o r s e le c t e d o c c u p a t io n a l g rou p s

The p e r c e n t in c r e a s e s p r e s e n t e d in ta b le A - 7 a r e based on ch an ges in a v e ra g e h o u r ly ea rn in gs o f m en and w o m e n in e s ta b l is h m e n ts r e p o r t in g the trend j o b s in both the c u r r e n t and p r e v io u s y e a r (m atched e s ta b l is h m e n ts ) . The data a r e a d ju sted to r e m o v e the e f fe c t on a v e r a g e earn ings o f e m p l o y ­m ent shifts am on g e s ta b l is h m e n ts and t u r n o v e r o f e s ta b l ish m e n ts in c luded in su rv ey s a m p le s . The p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e s , h o w e v e r , a re s t i l l a f fe c te d by fa c to r s o th er than w a g e in c r e a s e s . H i r in g s , la y o f f s , and tu r n o v e r m ay a ffect an e s ta b l is h m e n t a v e r a g e f o r an o c cu p a t io n when w o r k e r s a r e paid under plans p r o v id in g a ran ge o f w a g e ra tes f o r individual jo b s . In p e r i o d s o f in c r e a s e d h ir in g , f o r e x a m p le , new e m p lo y e e s m a y en ter at the b ottom o f the ra n ge , d e p r e s s in g the a v e r a g e w ithout a ch ange in w age r a te s .

The p e r c e n t ch a n g es re la t e to w a g e ch a n g es be tw een the in d ica ted d ates . When the t im e span be tw een s u r v e y s is o th e r than 12 m o n th s , annual ra tes a r e a l s o shown. (It is a s s u m e d that w a g es i n c r e a s e at a constant rate betw een s u r v e y s . )O ccu p a t io n s u sed to co m p u te w a g e t r e n d s a re :

O f f i c e c l e r i c a lS e c r e t a r i e s S t e n o g r a p h e r s , s e n io r S t e n o g r a p h e r s , g e n e r a l T y p i s t s , c l a s s e s A and B F i l e c l e r k s , c l a s s e s A ,

B , and C M e s s e n g e r s S w it ch b oa rd o p e r a t o r s O r d e r c l e r k s , c l a s s e s

A and BA c c o u n t in g c l e r k s ,

c l a s s e s A and B P a y r o l l c l e r k s K ey e n try o p e r a t o r s ,

c l a s s e s A and B

E l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g 2C o m p u t e r s y s t e m s a n a ly s t s ,

c l a s s e s A , B , and CC o m p u te r p r o g r a m m e r s ,

c l a s s e s A , B, and C

In d u s tr ia l n u r s e sR e g i s t e r e d in d u str ia l

n u r s e s

S k il led m a in ten a n ceC a r p e n te r sE l e c t r i c i a n sP a in te r sM a c h in is t sM e c h a n i c s (m a c h in e r y '

2 The earnings o f computer operators are not included in the wage trend computation for this group. A revised job description is being introduced in this survey which is not equivalent to the previous description.

Skilled m aintenanc Continued

U n sk il led plant

M e ch a n ics (m o to r veh ic le ) J a n i t o r s , p o r t e r s , andP ip e f i t te rs c l e a n e r sT o o l and die m a k e r s M a te r ia l handling la b o r e r sP e r ce n t changes f o r indiv idual a r e a s in the p r o g r a m a r e co m p u ted

as f o l l o w s :

1. A v e r a g e earn ings a r e co m p u te d f o r each o c cu p a t io n fo r the 2 y e a r s being c o m p a r e d . The a v e r a g e s a r e d e r iv e d f r o m earn ings in th ose es ta b l is h m e n ts w h ich a r e in the su rv ey both y e a r s ; it is a s s u m e d that em p lo y m e n t rem ain s unchanged.

2. Each o ccu p a t ion is a s s ig n e d a w eight b a se d on its p r op or t ion a te em p lo y m e n t in the o c c u p a t io n a l g ro u p in the base y ea r .

3. T h ese w eights are u se d to c o m p u te g rou p a v e r a g e s .Each o c c u p a t io n 's a v e r a g e e a rn in g s ( co m p u te d in step 1) is m u lt ip l ied by its w e igh t. The p r o d u c ts a r e to ta led to obtain a grou p a v e ra g e .

4. The ratio o f grou p a v e r a g e s f o r 2 c o n s e c u t iv e y e a r s is com pu ted by div iding the a v e r a g e f o r the c u r r e n t y ea r by the a v e ra g e f o r the e a r l i e r y e a r . The resu lt— e x p r e s s e d as a p e r c e n t— l e s s 100 is the p e r c e n t ch ange .

F o r a m o r e deta iled d e s c r ip t i o n o f the m e th o d u se d to com p u te th e s e w a g e trends see " Im p r o v in g A r e a W age S u rv ey I n d e x e s , " M onth ly L a b o r R e v ie w , January 1973, pp. 5 2 -5 7 .A v e r a g e pay re la t ion sh ips within e s ta b l is h m e n ts

R e la t ive m e a s u r e s o f o c cu p a t io n a l p a y a r e p r e s e n t e d in ta b le A -8 f o r w h i t e - c o l la r o ccu p a t ion s and in tab le A - 9 f o r b l u e - c o l l a r o c c u p a t io n s . T h e s e re la t ive values r e f le c t d i f f e r e n c e s in pay be tw een o c c u p a t io n s withirr ind iv idual e s ta b l ish m en ts . R e la t iv e pay va lu es a r e c o m p u te d by d iv id ing an es ta b l is h m e n t 's a v e ra g e earn ings f o r an o c cu p a t io n be in g c o m p a r e d by the a v e r a g e f o r another occu p at ion (d e s ig n a te d as 100) and m u lt ip ly in g the quotient by 100. F o r e x a m p le , if ja n i to r s in a f i r m a v e r a g e $ 4 an h our and f o rk l i f t o p e r a t o r s $ 5 , fo rk l i f t o p e r a t o r s have a r e la t iv e pay value o f 125 c o m p a r e d with ja n i to r s . ( $ 5 -7- $ 4 = 1.25 x 100 = 125.) In c o m b in in g the r e la t iv e s o f the individual e s ta b l ish m e n ts to a r r i v e at an o v e r a l l a v e r a g e , each estab l ish m en t is c o n s i d e r e d to h ave as m a n y r e la t iv e s as it has w e igh ted w o r k e r s in the two jo b s be in g c o m p a r e d .

P a y re la t ion sh ips b a sed on o v e r a l l a v e r a g e s m a y d i f f e r c o n s i d e r a b ly b e c a u s e o f the vary ing con tr ibu tion o f h ig h - and l o w - w a g e e s ta b l is h m e n ts to the a v e r a g e s . F o r e x a m p le , the o v e r a l l a v e r a g e h o u r ly ea rn in gs f o r fo rk l i f t o p e r a t o r s m ay be 50 p e r c e n t m o r e than the a v e r a g e f o r ja n ito r s b e c a u s e the a v e r a g e f o r fo rk l i f t o p e r a t o r s m a y be s t r o n g ly in f lu en ced by earn in gs in h ig h -w a g e estab l ish m en ts w hile the a v e r a g e fo r ja n ito r s m a y be s tro n g ly in f lu en ced by earn ings in l o w -w a g e e s ta b l i s h m e n ts . In such a c a s e , the in t r a -e s ta b l is h m e n t re la t ion sh ip w i l l in d ica te a m u c h s m a l l e r d i f f e r e n c e in ea rn in gs .E s ta b l ish m en t p r a c t i c e s and su p p le m e n ta ry w a g e p r o v i s i o n s

T h e in c id en ce o f s e le c t e d e s ta b l is h m e n t p r a c t i c e s and su p p le m e n ta ry w age p r o v is io n s is studied f o r f u l l - t i m e p r o d u c t io n and re la te d w o r k e r s and o f f i c e w o r k e r s . P ro d u c t io n and r e la t e d w o r k e r s ( r e f e r r e d to h e r e a f t e r as p r o d u c t io n w o r k e r s ) include w o rk in g s u p e r v i s o r s and all n o n s u p e r v i s o r y

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w o r k e r s ( in c lu d in g g r o u p l e a d e r s and tr a in e e s ) en gaged in fa b r i ca t in g ,p r o c e s s i n g , a s s e m b l i n g , in s p e c t i o n , r e c e iv in g , s to r a g e , handling, p a c k ­in g , w a re h o u s in g , sh ipping, m ain ten ance , re p a ir , ja n ito r ia l and gu ard s e r ­v i c e s , p r o d u c t d e v e lo p m e n t , a u x i l ia ry prod u c t ion f o r p la n t 's own u se( e . g . , p o w e rp la n t ) , and r e c o r d k e e p in g and other s e r v i c e s c l o s e l y a s s o c i ­a ted with the a b o v e p r o d u c t io n op era t ion s . (C a fe ter ia and rou te w o r k e r s a r e e x c lu d e d in m a n u fa c tu r in g in du str ies but included in n onm an ufactur in g in d u s t r ie s . ) In f in a n ce and in su ra n c e , no w o r k e r s a r e c o n s i d e r e d to be p r o d u c t io n w o r k e r s . O f f i c e w o r k e r s include w ork in g s u p e r v i s o r s and a l l n on- s u p e r v i s o r y w o r k e r s ( in c lu d in g lead w o r k e r s and t r a in e e s ) p e r fo r m in g c l e r i c a l o r r e la t e d o f f i c e fun ction s in such departm ents as a ccou n t in g ,a d v e r t i s in g , p u r c h a s in g , c o l l e c t i o n , c r e d i t , f inan ce , lega l , p a y r o l l , p e r s o n n e l , s a l e s , in d u s tr ia l r e la t i o n s , pu b lic r e la t io n s , execu t iv e , o r t ran sp orta t ion . A d m in i s t r a t i v e , e x e c u t iv e , p r o fe s s i o n a l , and p a r t - t im e e m p lo y e e s as w e l l as c o n s t r u c t io n w o r k e r s u t i l iz e d as sep a ra te w o rk f o r c e s a r e ex c lu d e d f r o m both the p r o d u c t io n and o f f i c e w o r k e r c a te g o r ie s .

M in im u m en tra n ce s a la r ie s (table B - l ) . M in im u m en tran ce s a la r ie s f o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s re la t e on ly to the es tab l ish m en ts v is ited . B e c a u s e o f the o p t im u m sa m p l in g te ch n iq u es u se d and the probab i l i ty that la r g e e s t a b l i s h ­m en ts a r e m o r e l ik e ly than s m a l l estab l ish m en ts to have f o r m a l en tran ce r a te s a b o v e the s u b c l e r i c a l l e v e l , the tab le is m o r e re p r e se n ta t iv e o f p o l i c i e s in m e d iu m and la r g e e s ta b l is h m e n ts . (The " X ’ s" show n under standard w e e k ly h o u rs in d ica te that no m ean ing fu l totals a re a p p l ica b le . )

Shift d i f f e r e n t ia l s — m an ufactu r in g (table B -2 ) . Data w e r e c o l l e c t e don p o l i c i e s o f m a n u fa c tu r in g es ta b l ish m en ts regard in g pay d i f fe re n t ia ls f o r p r o d u c t io n w o r k e r s on la te sh ifts . E stab l ish m en ts c o n s i d e r e d as having p o l i c i e s a r e t h o s e w h ich ( 1) h ave p r o v is io n s in writ ing c o v e r i n g the o p e r a t io n o f la te s h i f t s , o r ( 2 ) h ave o p era ted late shifts at any t im e during the 12 m on th s p r e c e d in g a s u r v e y . W hen estab l ish m en ts have s e v e r a l d i f fe re n t ia ls w h ich v a r y by j o b , the d i f f e r e n t ia l applying to the m a jo r i t y o f the p r o d u c t io n w o r k e r s is r e c o r d e d . W hen es ta b l ish m en ts have d i f fe re n t ia ls w hich app ly on ly to c e r t a in h ou rs o f w o r k , the d i f fe re n t ia l applying to the m a j o r i t y o f the sh ift h ou rs is r e c o r d e d .

F o r p u r p o s e s o f th is study, a la te shift is e ither a s e c o n d (even in g) sh ift w h ich ends at o r n ear m idnight o r a th ird (night) shift w hich starts at o r n ear m idnight .

D i f fe r e n t ia ls f o r s e c o n d and th ird shifts a re s u m m a r iz e d s e p a r a t e ly f o r ( 1) e s t a b l i s h m e n t p o l i c i e s (an e s ta b l ish m e n t 's d i f fe ren t ia ls a r e w e igh ted b y a l l p r o d u c t io n w o r k e r s in the esta b l ish m en t at the t im e o f the su rv e y ) and ( 2 ) e f f e c t i v e p r a c t i c e s (an e s ta b l ish m e n t 's d i f fe ren t ia ls a r e w e igh ted by p r o d u c t io n w o r k e r s e m p lo y e d on the s p e c i f i e d shift at the t im e o f the su rv ey ) .

S ch e d u le d w e e k ly h o u r s ; paid h o l idays ; paid v a c a t io n s ; and h ea lth , in su rance^ and p e n s io n p la n s . P r o v is io n s w hich apply to a m a j o r i t y o f the p r o d u c t io n o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s in an esta b l ish m en t a re c o n s i d e r e d to app ly to a l l p r o d u c t io n o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s in the es tab l ish m en t ; a p r a c t i c e o r p r o v i s i o n is c o n s i d e r e d n o n ex is ten t w hen it app lies to l e s s than a m a jo r i ty . H o l id a y s ; v a c a t io n s ; and health , in s u r a n c e , and p en s ion plans are c o n s i d e r e d a p p l ica b le to e m p lo y e e s c u r r e n t l y e l i g ib l e f o r the benefits as w e l l as to e m p lo y e e s who w i l l even tu a l ly b e c o m e e l ig ib le .

S ch e d u le d w e e k ly h o u rs and days (table B -3 ) . S ch ed u led w e e k ly h o u rs and days r e f e r to the n u m ber o f h ours and days p e r w e e k w h ich f u l l ­t i m e f i r s t (day) sh ift w o r k e r s a re ex p e c te d to w ork , w hether paid f o r at s t r a ig h t - t im e o r o v e r t i m e ra te s .

P a id h o l id a y s (tab le B -4 ) . H olidays a r e in c lud ed i f w o r k e r s who a r e not r e q u ir e d to w o r k a r e paid f o r the t i m e o f f and th o s e r e q u ir e d to w o r k r e c e i v e p r e m i u m pay o r c o m p e n s a t o r y t im e off. T h e y a r e in c lu d ed on ly i f they a r e g ra n ted annually on a f o r m a l b a s is ( p r o v id e d f o r in

w ritten f o r m o r e s ta b l ish ed by c u sto m ) . Holidays are included even though in a p a r t i c u la r y e a r they fal l on a n onw orkday and em p loyees are not gran ted another day o f f . P a id p e r s o n a l holiday p lan s , typ ica l ly found in the au tom ob ile and re la ted in d u s t r ie s , are in cluded as paid holidays.

Data are tabulated to show the p e r ce n t o f w o r k e r s who (1) are gran ted s p e c i f i c n u m ber s o f whole and half h o lidays and (2 ) are granted s p e c i f i e d amounts o f total ho liday t im e (whole and half holidays are aggreg ated ) .

P a id vaca t ion s (table B - 5 ) . E stab l ish m en ts rep ort th eir m ethod of ca lcu la t in g va ca t ion pay (time b a s i s , p e r ce n t o f annual earn ings , f la t -su m p aym en t , e t c . ) and the amount o f vacat ion pay granted . Only b a s ic f o r m a l plans are rep o r te d . V a ca t ion b o n u s e s , v a c a t io n -s a v in g s plans, and "ex ten d ed " o r " s a b b a t i c a l " ben e f its beyon d b a s i c plans are exc lu ded .

F o r tabulating vaca t ion pay gran ted , all p r o v is io n s are e x p r e s se d on a t im e b a s is . V acat ion pay ca lcu la ted on o th er than a t im e bas is is c o n v e r te d to its equivalent t im e p e r io d . Tw o p e r ce n t o f annual earn in gs , fo r e x a m p le , is tabu lated as 1 w e e k 's vaca t ion pay.

A l s o , p r o v is io n s a fte r e a ch s p e c i f i e d length o f s e r v i c e are re lated to a ll p r o d u c t io n o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s in an e s ta b l ish m en t re g a r d le s s o f length of s e r v i c e . V a ca t ion plans c o m m o n ly p r o v id e f o r a l a r g e r amount of vacation pay as s e r v i c e len gth ens . Counts o f p r o d u c t io n o r o f f i c e w o rk e rs by length o f s e r v i c e w e r e not obta ined. The tabulations o f vacat ion pay granted p r e s e n t , t h e r e f o r e , s ta t is t ica l m e a s u r e s o f th ese p r o v is io n s rather than p r o p o r t io n s o f w o r k e r s actu a lly r e c e iv in g s p e c i f i c ben e f its .

Health, in su r a n c e , and p en s ion plans (tables B -6 and B - 7 ) . Health, in su r a n c e , and p e n s io n plans in c lud e plans f o r w hich the e m p lo y e r pays e i th e r all o r part o f the c o s t . The co s t m a y be (1) underwritten by a c o m m e r c i a l in su ra n c e com p a n y o r n on p ro fi t o rg a n iza t ion , (2 ) c o v e r e d by a union fund to w h ich the e m p lo y e r has con tr ib u ted , o r (3) born e d ir e c t ly by the e m p lo y e r out o f operat in g funds o r a fund set as ide to c o v e r the co s t . A plan is in c lu d ed even though a m a jo r i t y o f the e m p lo y e e s in an e s ta b l is h ­m ent do not c h o o se to p a r t ic ip a te in it b e c a u s e they are requ ired to bea r part o f its c o s t (p rov id ed the c h o ic e to p a rt ic ip a te is available o r w il l even tu ally b e c o m e ava ilab le to a m a jo r i t y ) . L e g a l ly req u ired plans such as s o c ia l s e c u r i t y , r a i l ro a d r e t i r e m e n t , w o r k e r s ' d isab i l i ty com pen sat ion , and t e m p o r a r y d isa b i l i ty in su ra n ce 3 are exc lu d ed .

3 Temporary disability insurance which provides benefits to covered workers disabled by injury or illness which is not work-connected is mandatory under State laws in California, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. Establishment plans which meet only the legal requirements are excluded from these data, but those under which (1) employers contribute more than is legally required or (2) benefits exceed those specified in the State law are included. In Rhode Island, benefits are paid out of a State fund to which only employees contribute. In each of the other three States, benefits are paid either from a State fund or through a private plan.

State fund financing: In California, only employees contribute to the State fund; in New Jersey,employees and employers contribute; in New York, employees contribute up to a specified maximum and employers pay the difference between the employees' share and the total contribution required.

Private plan financing: In California and New Jersey, employees cannot be required to contributemore than they would if they were covered by the State fund; in New York, employees can agree to contribute more if the State rules that the additional contribution is commensurate with the benefit provided.

Federal legislation ( Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act) provides temporary disability insurance benefits to railroad workers for illness or injury, whether work-connected or not. The legislation requires that employers bear the entire cost of the insurance.Digitized for FRASER

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L ife in su ra n c e in c lud es f o r m a l plans p r o v id in g in dem n ity (usually through an in su ra n c e p o l i c y ) in c a s e o f death o f the c o v e r e d w o r k e r . In form ation is a lso p r o v id e d in table B - 7 on types o f l i fe in su ra n c e plans and the amount o f c o v e r a g e ii> a l l in d u str ies c o m b in e d and in m an ufactu r in g .

A c c id e n t a l death and d is m e m b e r m e n t in su ra n c e is l im ite d to plans w h ich p r o v id e b en ef it p aym en ts in c a s e o f death o r lo s s o f l im b o r sight as a d ir e c t resu lt o f an a cc id en t .

S ick n e ss and a cc id e n t in su ra n c e in c lu d e s only th ose plans w hich p r o v id e that p r e d e t e r m in e d ca sh paym ents be m ad e d i r e c t ly to e m p lo y e e s who lo se t im e f r o m w o r k b e c a u s e o f i l ln e s s o r in ju ry , e . g . , $ 50 a w eek f o r up to 26 w eek s o f d isa b i l i ty .

S ick leave plans are l im ite d to f o r m a l p l a n s 4 w hich p r o v id e f o r continuing an e m p l o y e e ' s pay during a b se n ce f r o m w o rk b e c a u s e o f i l ln e s s . Data c o l le c t e d d ist inguish be tw een (1) plans w h ich p r o v id e full pay with no waiting p e r io d , and (2 ) plans w hich e i th e r p r o v id e p a rt ia l pay o r re q u ire a waiting p e r io d .

L o n g - t e r m d isa b i l i ty in su ra n c e plans p r o v id e paym ents to to ta lly d isab led e m p lo y e e s upon the exp ira t io n o f th e i r paid s i c k leave a n d /o r s i c k ­n e ss and a cc id en t in s u r a n c e , o r a fte r a p r e d e t e r m in e d p e r i o d o f d isab i l i ty ( typ ica lly 6 m on th s ) . P a y m e n ts a re m ad e until the end o f the d isa b i l i ty , a m a x im u m age , o r e l ig ib i l i ty f o r r e t i r e m e n t b e n e f i t s . F u l l o r p a rt ia l p a y ­m ents are a lm o s t a lw ays r e d u c e d by s o c ia l s e c u r i t y , w o r k e r s ' d isab il ity com p e n sa t io n , and p r iv a te p e n s io n ben e f its payab le to the d isa b led e m p lo y e e .

H o sp ita l iz a t ion , s u r g i c a l , and m e d i c a l in su ra n c e plans r e p o r te d in th ese su r v e y s p r o v id e fu ll o r p a r t ia l paym en t f o r b a s i c s e r v i c e s ren d e re d . H osp ita liza tion in su ra n c e c o v e r s h osp ita l r o o m and b o a r d and m a y c o v e r o th er h osp ita l e x p e n s e s . S u r g ic a l in su ra n c e c o v e r s s u r g e o n s ' f e e s . M e d ic a l in su ra n ce c o v e r s d o c t o r s ' f e e s f o r h o m e , o f f i c e , o r h osp ita l c a l ls . P lan s r e s t r i c t e d to p o s t - o p e r a t iv e m e d i c a l c a r e o r a d o c t o r ' s c a r e fo r m in o r a ilm ents at a w o r k e r ' s p la c e o f e m p lo y m e n t a re not c o n s i d e r e d to be m e d ic a l in su r a n c e .

M a jo r m e d i c a l in su ra n c e c o v e r a g e app lies to s e r v i c e s w hich go beyon d the b a s i c s e r v i c e s c o v e r e d under h o sp ita l iz a t io n , s u r g i c a l , and m e d ic a l in su r a n c e . M a jo r m e d i c a l in su ra n c e ty p ic a l ly (1) r e q u ir e s that a "d e d u c t ib le " ( e .g . , $ 5 0 ) be m et b e f o r e b en e f its b eg in , (2 ) has a c o in s u ra n ce feature that r e q u ir e s the in su re d to pay a p o r t io n ( e .g . , 20 p e r c e n t ) o f c e r ta in e x p e n s e s , and (3) has a s p e c i f i e d d o l la r m a x im u m o f ben e f its ( e .g . , $ 10, 000 a y e a r ) .

Dental in su ra n c e plans p r o v id e n o r m a l dental s e r v i c e b e n e f i t s , usually f o r f i l l in g s , e x t r a c t io n s , and X - r a y s . P lan s w hich p r o v id e benef its only fo r o r a l s u r g e r y o r r e p a ir in g a cc id e n t dam age a re not re p o r te d .

R e t ir e m e n t p en s io n plans p r o v id e f o r re g u la r p a ym ents to the r e t ire e f o r l i f e . In c lud ed a re d e f e r r e d p r o f i t - s h a r in g plans w hich p r o v id e the option o f p u rch a s in g a l i fe t im e annuity.

4 An establishment is considered as having a formal plan if it specifies at least the minimum number of days of sick leave available to each employee. Such a plan need not be written, but informal sick leave allowances determined on an individual basis are excluded.

L a b o r -m a n a g e m e n t a g re e m e n t c o v e r a g e

T h e fo l low ing tabulation show s the p e r c e n t o f fu l l - t i m e p r od u c t ion and o f f i c e w o rk e rs em p lo y e d in e s ta b l ish m e n ts in the C orp u s C h r is t i a re a in w hich a union co n tra c t or c o n tr a c t s c o v e r e d a m a jo r i t y o f the w o r k e r s in the r e s p e c t iv e c a t e g o r ie s , July 1979:

P r o d u c t io n andre la ted w o r k e r s O f f i c e w o r k e r s

A l l in d u s t r i e s _________________ 23 7M a n u fa c tu r in g _____________ 34N o n m a n u fa c tu r in g ___ 15 8

Public u t i l i t i e s ___ 59 36

An estab lishm ent is c o n s i d e r e d to have a c o n tr a c t c o v e r i n g a ll p r od u c t ion o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s i f a m a j o r i t y of such w o r k e r s is c o v e r e d by a la b o r -m a n a g e m e n t agreem en t . T h e r e f o r e , a l l o th er p r o d u c t io n o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s a r e em p loyed in e s ta b l ish m en ts that e ith er do not have l a b o r - m an agem en t con tracts in e f fe c t , o r have co n tr a c t s that app ly to f e w e r than half o f th e ir p roduction o r o f f i c e w o r k e r s . E s t im a te s a r e not n e c e s s a r i l y r e p re se n ta t iv e of the extent to which a l l w o r k e r s in the a re a m a y be c o v e r e d b y the p r o v is io n s o f l a b o r -m a n a g e m e n t a g r e e m e n t s , b e c a u s e s m a l l e s t a b ­l ish m en ts a re exc lu ded and the in d u str ia l s c o p e o f the s u r v e y is l im ited .

In dustria l c o m p o s i t io n in m anufacturing

O v er o n e -th ird of the w o r k e r s within the s c o p e o f the s u r v e y in the C orp u s C hristi a rea w e re e m p lo y e d in m an ufactu r in g f i r m s . The fo l low in g p resen ts the m a jo r in d u str ies as a p e r c e n t o f a l l m an u factu r in g :

C h e m ica ls and a l l ied p r o d u c t s ___________________________________________ 27Industrial o rga n ic c h e m i c a l s _________________________________________ 14Industrial in organ ic ch e m ic a ls ______________________________________ 13

P e t r o le u m and coa l p r o d u c t s ____________________________________________ 18P e t r o le u m r e f in in g _____________________________________________________ 18

F o o d and kindred p r o d u c t s _______________________________________________ 17M eat products __________________________________________________________ 5B a k ery products _______________________________________________________ 5

A p p a re l and other tex ti le produ c ts _____________________________________ 8M e n 's and b o y s ' fu r n is h in g s __________________________________________ 5

P r i m a r y m eta l in d u s t r i e s ________________________________________________ 7P r im a r y n on ferrou s m eta ls __________________________________________ 6

T r an sp o r ta t io n equipm ent _______________________________________________ 7S h ip - and boatbuilding and r e p a i r i n g ________________________________ 7

M a ch in ery , ex cep t e l e c t r i c a l ____________________________________________ 5

T h is in fo rm a t io n is b a se d on e s t im a te s o f to ta l em p lo y m e n t d e r iv e d f r o m u n iv e rse m a te r ia ls c o m p i le d b e f o r e actu a l su rv ey . P r o p o r t io n s in v a r io u s industry d iv is ion s m a y d i f fe r f r o m p r o p o r t io n s b a sed on the resu lts o f the s u r v e y as shown in appendix ta b le 1.

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Appendix table 1. Establishments and workers within scope of survey and number studied, Corpus Christi, Tex.,1 July 1979

M i n im u m e m p l o y m e n t in e s t a b l i s h ­

m e n t s in s c o p e o f study

N u m b e r o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t s W o r k e r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s

I n d u s t r y d i v i s i o n 2W ith in s c o p e o f st ud y

StudiedW ith in s c o p e o f s t u d y 3 S tudied T o t a l 4 F u l l - t im e

p r o d u c t i o n and r e l a t e d w o r k e r s

F u l l - t i m e

N u m b e r P e r c e n t o f f i c e w o r k e r s T o t a l 4

ALL INDUSTRY D I V IS I O N S — ~ ----------------------------------

MANUFACTURING --------------------------------------------------------------------------

183 89 3 1 . 2 8 3 100 1 8 . 4 8 5 3 . 5 7 4 2 1 . 6 0 6

50 44 23 1 1 . 1 0 0 35 7 . 947 605 8 . 1 9 7NONMANUFACTURING -------------------------------------------------------------------

TRANSPORTATION. COMMUNICATION. AND” 1 3 9 66 2 0 . 1 8 3 65 1 0 . 5 3 8 2 . 9 6 9 1 3 . 4 0 9

OTHER PUBLIC U T I L I T I E S 5 ------------------------------------------- 50 2 5 16 4 . 3 6 7 14 2 . 5 9 2 6 72 3 . 6 1 2WHOLESALE TRADE -------------------------------------------------------------- 50 9 4 904 3 (61 ( 6 ) 526RETAIL TRADE --------------------------------------------------------------------- 50 5 8 24 9 . 0 1 7 2 9 ( 6 ) (6 1 5 . 7 0 2FINANCE. INSURANCE. ANO REAL ESTATE --------------- 50 15 6 1 . 6 9 1 5 ( 6) (61 883SERVICES 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50 32 16 4 . 2 0 4 13 ( 6 ) ( 6 1 2 . 6 8 6

1 T h e C o r p u s C h r i s t i S t a n d a rd M e t r o p o l i t a n S t a t i s t i c a l A r e a , a s d e f in e d by the O f f i c e o f M a n a g e m e n t and B u d g e t t h r o u g h F e b r u a r y 1974, c o n s i s t s o f N u e c e s and San P a t r i c i o C o u n t i e s . T h e " w o r k e r s w it h in s c o p e o f s t u d y " e s t i m a t e s p r o v i d e a r e a s o n a b l y a c c u r a t e d e s c r i p t i o n o f the s i z e and c o m p o s i t i o n o f the la b o r f o r c e i n c lu d e d in the s u r v e y . E s t i m a t e s a r e not in te n d e d , h o w e v e r , f o r c o m p a r i s o n w it h o t h e r s t a t i s t i c a l s e r i e s to m e a s u r e e m p l o y m e n t t r e n d s o r l e v e l s s i n c e (1 ) p lannin g o f w a g e s u r v e y s r e q u i r e s e s t a b l i s h m e n t data c o m p i l e d c o n s i d e r a b l y in a d v a n c e o f the p a y r o l l p e r i o d s t u d ie d , and (2 ) s m a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m the s c o p e o f the s u r v e y .

2 T h e 1972 e d i t i o n o f the S t a n d a rd In du s tr ia l C l a s s i f i c a t i o n Manual w as u s e d to c l a s s i f y e s t a b l i s h m e n t s b y in d u s t r y di v is ion^ A l l g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a t i o n s a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m the s c o p e o f the s u r v e y .

3 I n c l u d e s a l l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s with to t a l e m p l o y m e n t at o r a b o v e the m i n i m u m l i m i t a t i o n . A l l o u t le t s (w i th in the a r e a ) o f c o m p a n i e s in in d u s t r i e s su c h as t r a d e , f i n a n c e , auto r e p a i r s e r v i c e , and m o t i o n p i c t u r e t h e a t e r s a r e c o n s i d e r e d as o ne e s t a b l i s h m e n t .

4 I n c lu d e s e x e c u t i v e , p r o f e s s i o n a l , p a r t - t i m e , s e a s o n a l , and o t h e r w o r k e r s e x c l u d e d f r o m the s e p a r a t e p r o d u c t i o n and o f f i c e c a t e g o r i e s .

5 A b b r e v i a t e d to " p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s " in the A - and B - s e r i e s t a b l e s . T a x i c a b s and s e r v i c e s in c id e n t a l to w a t e r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n a r e e x c l u d e d . T h e C o r p u s C h r i s t i t r a n s i t s y s t e m is m u n i c ip a l ly o p e r a t e d and is e x c l u d e d b y d e f in i t io n f r o m the s c o p e o f the study.

6 S e p a r a t e data f o r th is d i v i s i o n a r e no t p r e s e n t e d in the A - and B - s e r i e s t a b l e s , but the d i v i s i o n is r e p r e s e n t e d in the " a l l in d u s t r i e s " and " n o n m a n u fa c t u r in g " e s t i m a t e s .

7 H o te l s and m o t e l s ; l a u n d r i e s and o t h e r p e r s o n a l s e r v i c e s ; b u s i n e s s s e r v i c e s ; a u t o m o b i le r e p a i r , r e n t a l , and p a r k in g ; m o t i o n p i c t u r e s ; n o n p r o f i t m e m b e r s h i p o r g a n i z a t i o n s (e x c lud ing r e l ig i o u s and c h a r i t a b l e o r g a n i z a t i o n s ) ; and e n g in e e r in g and a r c h i t e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s .

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Appendix B.OccupationalDescriptions

The p r i m a r y p u rp o s e o f p r e p a r in g jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s f o r the B u re a u 's w a g e s u r v e y s is to a s s i s t its f i e ld r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s in c la s s i fy in g into a p p r o p r ia t e o c cu p a t io n s w o r k e r s w ho a r e e m p lo y e d u nder a v a r ie t y o f p a y r o l l t i t le s and d i f fe re n t w o r k a r r a n g e m e n ts f r o m e s ta b l ish m e n t to e s ta b l is h m e n t and f r o m a r e a to a r e a . T h is p e r m it s g rou p in g o c cu p a t io n a l w age ra tes re p r e se n t in g c o m p a r a b le j o b content. B e c a u se o f this e m p h a s is on in te r e s t a b l is h m e n t and in te r a r e a c o m p a r a b i l i ty o f o c cu p a t io n a l con ten t, the B u r e a u 's j o b d e s c r ip t i o n s m a y d i f f e r s i g ­n i f ican t ly f r o m th o s e in use in ind iv idual e s ta b l is h m e n ts o r th ose p r e ­p a re d f o r o th e r p u r p o s e s . In applying th ese jo b d e s c r i p t i o n s , the B u r e a u 's f i e ld r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s a r e in s t r u c te d to e x c lu d e w ork in g s u p e r ­v i s o r s ; a p p r e n t i c e s ; and p a r t - t i m e , t e m p o r a r y , and p r o b a t io n a r y w o r k e r s . H andicapped w o r k e r s w hose ea rn in g s a re re d u ce d b e c a u s e o f th e ir handicap are a ls o e x c lu d e d . L e a r n e r s , b e g in n e r s , and t r a i n e e s , u n less s p e c i f i c a l l y in c lu d e d in the jo b d e s c r i p t i o n , a re exc lu d ed .

OfficeS E C R E T A R Y

A s s ig n e d as a p e r s o n a l s e c r e t a r y , n o r m a l ly to one in div idual. M aintains a c l o s e and h igh ly r e s p o n s iv e re la t io n sh ip to the d a y - t o -d a y a c t i v ­i t ies o f the s u p e r v i s o r . W o r k s f a i r l y in depen den tly r e c e iv in g a m in im u m o f deta i led s u p e r v i s i o n and gu id a n ce . P e r f o r m s v a r ie d c l e r i c a l and s e c r e t a r i a l duties r e q u ir in g a k n ow led g e o f o f f i c e routine and u nderstand ing o f the o r g a n iz a t io n , p r o g r a m s , and p r o c e d u r e s re la te d to the w o r k o f the s u p e r v i s o r .

E x c l u s i o n s . Not a l l p o s i t io n s that a r e t i t led " s e c r e t a r y " p o s s e s s the a bove c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s . E x a m p le s o f p o s i t io n s w hich a r e ex c lu d e d f r o m the def in it ion a r e as f o l l o w s :

S E C R E T A R Y — Continued E x c lu s io n s — Continued

a. P o s i t io n s w hich do not m e e t the " p e r s o n a l " s e c r e t a r y con cept d e s c r i b e d above;

b. S ten ograp h ers not fully t r a in e d in s e c r e t a r i a l - t y p e duties ;c . S ten ograp h ers serv in g as o f f i c e a ss is ta n ts to a grou p o f p r o ­

f e s s io n a l , t e c h n ica l , o r m a n a g e r ia l p e r s o n s ;d. A s s is ta n t - ty p e pos it ion s w h ich entail m o r e d i f f icu l t or m o r e r e ­

sp on s ib le t e c h n ica l , a d m in is t r a t iv e , o r s u p e r v i s o r y duties w hich a re not ty p ica l o f s e c r e t a r i a l w o r k , e .g . , A d m in is t ra t iv e A s s i s t ­ant, o r E xecu t ive A s s is ta n t ;

L is t e d b e lo w a r e s e v e r a l o c cu p a t io n s f o r w h ich r e v i s e d d e s cr ip t io n s o r tit les a re b e ing in trod u ced in this su r v e y :

S e c r e t a r y T r u c k d r iv e rK ey e n try o p e r a t o r Shipper and r e c e i v e rC o m p u t e r o p e r a t o r (p r e v io u s ly su r v e y e dD r a f te r as shipping andStat ion ary en g in e e r r e c e iv in g c le r k )B o i l e r ten d e r Guard

The B u reau has d is con t in u ed c o l le c t in g data f o r tabulating -m a c h in e op e r a to r , b o o k k e e p in g -m a c h in eo p e r a t o r , and m a ch in e b i l l e r . W o r k e r s p r e v io u s ly c l a s s i f i e d as u nder the r e v i s e d d e s c r ip t i o n .

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S E C R E T A R Y — C ontinued

E x c l u s i o n s — C ontinuede. P o s i t i o n s w h ich do not fit any o f the situations l i s te d in the

s e c t i o n s b e lo w t i t led ' 'L e v e l o f S u p e r v i s o r , " e . g . , s e c r e t a r y to the p r e s id e n t o f a co m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in all, o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ;

f. T r a i n e e s .

C la s s i f i c a t i o n by L e v e l

S e c r e t a r y jo b s w hich m e e t the re q u ir e d c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s a r e m a tch ed at one o f f iv e l e v e l s a c c o r d in g to (a) the le v e l o f the s e c r e t a r y ' s s u p e r v i s o r w ith in the c o m p a n y 's o rga n iza t io n a l s tru ctu re and, (b) the le v e l o f the s e c r e t a r y ' s r e s p o n s ib i l i t y . T h e tabulation fo l low in g the exp lanations of th ese tw o f a c t o r s in d ica te s the l e v e l o f the s e c r e t a r y f o r each c o m b in a t io n of the f a c t o r s .

L e v e l o f S e c r e t a r y ' s S u p e r v i s o r (LS)

LS—1

LS—2

LS—3

a. S e c r e t a r y to the s u p e r v i s o r o r head o f a s m a l l o rg a n iz a t io n a l unit ( e .g . , f e w e r than about 25 o r 30 p e r s o n s ) ; o r

b . S e c r e t a r y to a n o n s u p e r v is o r y sta ff s p e c ia l i s t , p r o fe s s i o n a le m p l o y e e , a d m in is t ra t iv e o f f i c e r o r a ss is tan t , sk i l le d te c h n ic ia n o r e x p e r t . (N O T E : M a n y com p a n ies a s s ig n s te n o g r a p h e r s ,ra th e r than s e c r e t a r i e s as d e s c r i b e d a bove , to th is l e v e l o f s u p e r v i s o r y o r n o n s u p e r v is o r y w o r k e r . )

a. S e c r e t a r y to an e x ecu t iv e o r m a n a g e r ia l p e r s o n w h o se r e s p o n ­s ib i l i ty is not equivalent to one o f the s p e c i f i c l e v e l s ituations in the de f in it ion f o r LS—3, but w h ose o rg a n iza t ion a l unit n o r m a l ly n u m b e r s at le a s t s e v e r a l dozen e m p lo y e e s and is usu ally d iv ided into o r g a n iz a t i o n a l segm en ts w hich are o f ten , in turn , fu r th er su bd iv id ed . In s o m e c o m p a n ie s , this lev e l in c lu d es a w ide range o f o r g a n iz a t i o n a l e c h e lo n s ; in o th e r s , only one o r tw o ; o r

b . S e c r e t a r y to the h ead o f an individual plant, f a c t o r y , e t c . , (o r o th e r equ iv a len t l e v e l o f o f f i c ia l ) that e m p lo y s , in a l l , f e w e r than 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s .

a. S e c r e t a r y to the ch a irm a n o f the b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t o f a com p a n y that e m p l o y s , in a l l , f e w e r than 100 p e r s o n s ; o r

b. S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r (other than ch a irm a n o f the b o a r d o r p r e s id e n t ) o f a com pan y that e m p lo y s , in a l l , o v e r 100 but f e w e r than 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

c. S e c r e t a r y to the h ead ( im m ed ia te ly b e low the o f f i c e r l e v e l ) o v e r e i t h e r a m a j o r c o r p o r a te w id e functiona l act iv ity ( e .g . , m a rk e t in g , r e s e a r c h , o p e r a t i o n s , in d u str ia l r e la t io n s , e t c . ) o r a m a j o r g e o g r a p h ic o r o rg a n iz a t io n a l segm en t (e .g . , a re g io n a l h e a d q u a r ­t e r s ; a m a j o r d iv is io n ) o f a com pan y that e m p lo y s , in a l l , o v e r 5, 000 but f e w e r than 25, 000 e m p lo y e e s ; o r

d. S e c r e t a r y to the head o f an individual p lant, f a c t o r y , e t c . , ( o r o th e r equ iv a len t l e v e l o f o f f i c ia l ) that e m p lo y s , in a l l , o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

e. S e c r e t a r y to the h ead o f a la r g e and im p ortan t o rg a n iz a t io n a l s e g ­m en t ( e . g . , a m id d le m a n agem en t s u p e r v is o r o f an o rga n iza t io n a l

S E C R E T A R Y — C ontinued

C la s s i f i c a t io n by L e v e l — Continued

se g m e n t often involv ing as m an y as s e v e r a l hundred p e r so n s ) o f a co m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a l l , o v e r 25, 000 p e r so n s .

LS—4 a. S e c r e t a r y to the c h a ir m a n o f the b o a rd o r p r es id en t of a com p a n ythat e m p lo y s , in a l l , o v e r 100 but fe w e r than 5 , 000 p e r s o n s ; o r

b. S e c r e t a r y to a c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r (o th er than the ch a irm a n o f the b o a r d o r p r es id en t ) o f a c o m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in all , o v e r 5 ,0 0 0 but f e w e r than 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s ; o r

c. S e c r e t a r y to the head , im m e d ia t e ly b e lo w the c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r l e v e l , o f a m a j o r s eg m en t o r s u b s id ia r y o f a co m p a n y that e m p lo y s , in a l l , o v e r 2 5 ,0 0 0 p e r so n s .

N O T E : T h e t e r m " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r " u se d in the above LS d e f ­in it ion r e f e r s to th ose o f f i c ia l s who have a s ign if ican t co r p o r a te w id e p o l i c y ­m akin g r o l e with r e g a r d to m a jo r c o m p a n y a c t iv i t ie s . The t it le " v i c e p r e s i d e n t , " though n o r m a l ly in d ica t ive o f th is r o l e , does not in a l l c a s e s iden ti fy such p o s i t io n s . V i c e p r e s id e n ts w h ose p r im a r y re s p o n s ib i l i ty is to a c t p e r s o n a l ly on indiv idual c a s e s o r t r a n sa c t io n s ( e .g . , ap p rove or deny indiv idual loan o r c r e d i t a c t io n s ; a d m in is te r indiv idual trust a c co u n ts ; d i ­r e c t ly s u p e r v is e a c l e r i c a l staff) a r e not c o n s i d e r e d to be " c o r p o r a t e o f f i c e r s " f o r p u r p o s e s o f applying the defin ition .

L e v e l o f S e c r e t a r y ' s R e s p o n s ib i l i ty (L R )

T h is fa c to r eva lu ates the nature o f the w o r k re la t ion sh ip betw een the s e c r e t a r y and the s u p e r v i s o r , and the extent to w hich the s e c r e t a r y is e x p e c te d to e x e r c i s e in itiat ive and ju dgm ent. S e c r e t a r i e s should be m atch ed at L R —1 o r L R —2 d e s c r i b e d b e lo w a c c o r d in g to th e ir l e v e l o f r e sp on s ib i l i ty .

L R —1. P e r f o r m s v a r ie d s e c r e t a r ia l duties including o r c o m p a r a b le to m o s t of the f o l low in g :

a. A n s w e r s te le p h o n e s , g r e e t s p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , and opens in ­c o m in g m a il .

b. A n s w e r s te leph on e re q u e sts w hich have standard a n s w e rs . May r e p ly to re q u e s t s b y sending a f o r m le t te r .

c . R e v ie w s c o r r e s p o n d e n c e , m e m o r a n d a , and r e p o r ts p r e p a r e d by o th ers f o r the s u p e r v i s o r ' s s ign ature to en su re p r o c e d u r a l and ty p o g r a p h ic a l a c c u r a c y .

d. M aintains s u p e r v i s o r ' s ca le n d a r and m a k es appointm ents as in stru cted .

e. T y p e s , takes and t r a n s c r ib e s d ic ta t ion , and f i le s .

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L R —2. P e r f o r m s duties d e s c r i b e d u nder L R —1 and, in add it ion p e r ­f o r m s tasks req u ir in g g r e a t e r ju dg m en t, in it ia t ive , and kn owledge o f o f f i c e functions including o r c o m p a r a b le to m o s t o f the f o l low in g :

a. S c r e e n s te lep h on e and p e r s o n a l c a l l e r s , d e te rm in in g w h ich can b e handled by the s u p e r v i s o r ' s su b ord in a tes o r o th e r o f f i c e s .

b . A n s w e r s r e q u e s t s w h ich re q u ir e a deta i led k n ow led g e o f o f ­f i c e p r o c e d u r e s o r c o l l e c t i o n o f in fo r m a t io n f r o m f i l e s o r o th e r o f f i c e s . M ay s ign routine c o r r e s p o n d e n c e in own o r s u p e r v i s o r ' s n am e.

c . C o m p i le s o r a s s i s t s in co m p i l in g p e r i o d i c r e p o r ts on the b a s is o f g e n e r a l in s t r u c t io n s .

d. S ch ed u les ten tat ive appointm en ts without p r i o r c l e a r a n c e . A s ­s e m b le s n e c e s s a r y b a ck g ro u n d m a t e r ia l f o r s c h e d u le d m e e t in g s . M a k es a r r a n g e m e n ts f o r m e e t in g s and c o n fe r e n c e s .

e . E xp la in s s u p e r v i s o r ' s r e q u ir e m e n ts to o th e r e m p lo y e e s in s u p e r ­v i s o r ' s unit. (A ls o t y p e s , takes d ic ta t ion , and f i l e s . )

T h e f o l lo w in g tabulation show s the l e v e l o f the s e c r e t a r y f o r each LS and L R com bin a t ion :

L e v e l o f s e c r e t a r y ' s ______ s u p e r v i s o r ______ L e v e l o f s e c r e t a r y ' s r e s p o n s ib i l i ty

LR—1 L R - 2

LS—1____-. — ________________________________ Class E C lass DLS—2_________________________________________ C lass D C lass CTA—3 _____________ ___________ ____ Class C C lass BLS—4______ ___________ ______ ________ ___ - - C lass B C lass A

S T E N O G R A P H E R

P r i m a r y duty is to take d ic ta tion using shorthan d , and to t r a n s c r ib e the d ic ta t ion . M ay a ls o type f r o m w rit ten cop y . M ay o p e r a t e f r o m a s te n o g ra p h ic p o o l . M ay o c c a s i o n a l l y t r a n s c r i b e f r o m v o i c e r e c o r d in g s (if p r i m a r y duty is t r a n s c r ib in g f r o m r e c o r d i n g s , s e e T r a n s c r ib in g -M a c h in e T y p is t ) .

N O T E : This j o b is d is t in g u ish ed f r o m that o f a s e c r e t a r y in that as e c r e t a r y n o r m a l ly w o r k s in a con fid en t ia l r e la t io n s h ip with on ly one m a n a g e r o r e x e c u t iv e and p e r f o r m s m o r e r e s p o n s ib le and d i s c r e t i o n a r y ta sk s as d e s c r i b e d in the s e c r e t a r y jo b def in it ion .

S t e n o g r a p h e r , S e n io r . D ic ta t ion in v o lv e s a v a r i e d te c h n ic a l o r s p e ­c ia l i z e d v o c a b u la r y such as in l e g a l b r ie f s o r r e p o r ts on s c ie n t i f i c r e s e a r c h . M a y a ls o set up and m ain ta in f i l e s , k eep r e c o r d s , e tc .

ST E N O G R A P H E R — C ontinued

ORP e r f o r m s s ten ogra p h ic duties re q u ir in g s ig n if ic an t ly g r e a t e r in ­

dep en d en ce and r e s p o n s ib i l i ty than s t e n o g r a p h e r , g e n e r a l , as e v id e n c e d by the fo l low in g : W ork re q u ire s a h igh d e g r e e o f s te n o g ra p h ic s p e e d anda c c u r a c y ; a thorough w ork in g k n ow led ge o f g e n e r a l b u s in e s s and o f f i c e p r o ­c e d u r e ; and o f the s p e c i f i c b u s in e s s o p e r a t io n s , o r g a n iz a t i o n , p o l i c i e s , p r o c e d u r e s , f i l e s , w o rk f lo w , e tc . U s e s th is k n ow led g e in p e r fo r m in g s t e n o ­g ra p h ic duties and r e s p o n s ib le c l e r i c a l ta sk s su ch as m ain ta in in g f o l l o w ­up f i l e s ; a s se m b l in g m a t e r ia l f o r r e p o r t s , m e m o r a n d a , and l e t t e r s ; c o m ­p o s in g s im p le l e t te rs f r o m g e n e ra l in s t r u c t io n s ; rea d in g and routing in c o m in g m a i l ; and an sw erin g routine q u e s t io n s , e tc .

S ten ograp h er , G e n e r a l . D ic ta t ion in v o lv e s a n o r m a l rou tin e v o c a b u ­la r y . M ay m aintain f i l e s , keep s im p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o th er r e la t iv e ly routine c l e r i c a l tasks .

T R A N S C R IB IN G -M A C H IN E T Y P IS T

P r i m a r y duty is to type co p y o f v o i c e r e c o r d e d d ic ta t ion w h ich does not in v o lv e v a r ie d te c h n ica l o r s p e c ia l i z e d v o c a b u la r y su ch as that u sed in le g a l b r i e f s o r re p o r ts on s c ie n t i f i c r e s e a r c h . M ay a ls o type f r o m w rit ten co p y . M ay maintain f i l e s , k eep s im p le r e c o r d s , o r p e r f o r m o th e r r e la t iv e ly rou tin e c l e r i c a l ta sk s . (See S t e n o g r a p h e r def in it ion f o r w o r k e r s in v o lv e d with shorthand d ic tation .)

T Y P IS T

U s e s a ty p e w r it e r to m ake c o p ie s o f v a r io u s m a t e r ia l s o r to m ak e out b i l l s a f te r ca lcu la t ion s have been m a d e by another p e r s o n . M ay in c lud e typing o f s te n c i l s , m a ts , o r s i m i l a r m a t e r ia l s f o r use in du plicat in g p r o c e s s e s . May do c l e r i c a l w o r k in v o lv in g lit t le s p e c ia l tra in in g , such as k eep in g s im p le r e c o r d s , f i l ing r e c o r d s and r e p o r t s , o r s o r t in g and d is tr ib u t in g in com in g m a i l .

C la ss A . P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e o f the f o l l o w in g : T y p in g m a t e r ia lin f ina l f o r m when it in v o lv es co m b in in g m a t e r ia l f r o m s e v e r a l s o u r c e s ; o r r e s p o n s ib i l i t y f o r c o r r e c t sp e l l in g , s y l la b ic a t i o n , punctuat ion , e t c . , o f t e c h ­n ic a l o r unusual w o r d s o r f o r e ig n language m a t e r ia l ; o r p lanning layout and typing o f c o m p l i c a t e d s t a t is t ic a l ta b le s to m a in ta in u n i fo rm it y and b a la n c e in spac in g . M ay type routine f o r m l e t t e r s , v a ry in g deta ils to suit c i r c u m s t a n c e s .

C la ss B . P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e o f the f o l l o w in g : C opy typing f r o mrou gh o r c l e a r dra fts ; o r routine typ ing o f f o r m s , in su r a n c e p o l i c i e s , e t c . ; o r sett ing up s im p le standard ta b u la t ion s ; o r co p y in g m o r e c o m p le x ta b le s a lre a d y set up and s p a ce d p r o p e r ly .

F IL E C L E R K

F i l e s , c l a s s i f i e s , and r e t r i e v e s m a t e r ia l in an e s ta b l i s h e d fi l ing s y s t e m . M ay p e r f o r m c l e r i c a l and m an u a l task s r e q u ir e d to m a in ta in f i l e s . P o s i t io n s a re c la s s i f i e d into le v e ls on the b a s i s o f the fo l lo w in g d e f in it io n s .

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C la s s A . C l a s s i f i e s and in dexes f i le m a t e r ia l su ch as c o r r e s p o n d ­e n c e , r e p o r t s , t e c h n i c a l d o c u m e n t s , e t c . , in an e s ta b l is h e d f i l ing s y s t e m con ta in ing a n u m b e r o f v a r i e d s u b je c t m a t te r f i le s . M ay a lso f i le this m a t e r ia l . M ay k e e p r e c o r d s o f v a r io u s types in con ju nct ion with the f i l e s . M ay lea d a s m a l l g r o u p o f l o w e r l e v e l f i le c l e r k s .

C la s s B . S o r t s , c o d e s , and f i le s u n c la s s i f i e d m a t e r ia l by s im p le ( s u b je c t m a t t e r ) h ead in g s o r p a r t ly c la s s i f i e d m a t e r ia l by f in e r subh eadin gs . P r e p a r e s s im p le r e la t e d in d e x and c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e a ids . As r e q u e ste d , l o c a t e s c l e a r l y id e n t i f i e d m a t e r i a l in f i le s and f o rw a rd s m a t e r ia l . M ay p e r ­f o r m r e la te d c l e r i c a l ta sk s r e q u ir e d to m aintain and s e r v i c e f i l e s .

C la s s C . P e r f o r m s routine f i l in g o f m a t e r ia l that has a lre a d y been c l a s s i f i e d o r w h ich i s e a s i l y c la s s i f i e d in a s im p le s e r ia l c la s s i f i c a t io n s y s t e m ( e .g . , a lp h a b e t i c a l , c h r o n o lo g i c a l , o r n u m e r ic a l ) . As r e q u e ste d , l o c a t e s r e a d i ly a v a i la b le m a t e r ia l in f i le s and f o r w a r d s m a t e r ia l ; and m ay f i l l out w ith d r aw a l c h a r g e . M ay p e r f o r m s im p le c l e r i c a l and m anual tasks r e q u i r e d to m a in ta in and s e r v i c e f i l e s .

M E S S E N G E R

P e r f o r m s v a r io u s rou tin e duties such as running e r r a n d s , op era t in g m i n o r o f f i c e m a c h in e s su ch as s e a le r s o r m a i l e r s , opening and d istr ibut ing m a i l , and o th e r m i n o r c l e r i c a l w o r k . E xc lu d e p os it ion s that r e q u ir e op e r a t io n o f a m o t o r v e h i c l e as a s ig n i f i c a n t duty.

S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R

O p e r a t e s a t e le p h o n e s w itch b o a rd o r con so le u sed with a p r iv a te b r a n c h e x c h a n g e (P B X ) s y s t e m to r e la y in c o m in g , ou tgoin g , and in t r a s y s t e m c a l l s . M a y p r o v id e in fo r m a t io n to c a l l e r s , r e c o r d and tr a n s m it m e s s a g e s , k e e p r e c o r d o f c a l l s p la c e d and to l l c h a r g e s . B e s id e s op er a t in g a te leph on e s w it c h b o a r d o r c o n s o l e , m a y a lso type o r p e r f o r m routine c l e r i c a l w o rk (typ ing o r rou tin e c l e r i c a l w o r k m a y o c c u p y the m a j o r p o r t io n o f the w o r k e r ' s t i m e , and is u su a l ly p e r f o r m e d w hile at the sw itch b oa rd o r c o n s o le ) . C h ie f o r le a d o p e r a t o r s in e s t a b l i s h m e n t s e m p loy in g m o r e than one o p e r a t o r are e x c lu d e d . F o r an o p e r a t o r w ho a lso acts as a r e c e p t io n is t , s e e S w itch b oa rd O pe r ato r - Re ce p t io n i s t .

S W IT C H B O A R D O P E R A T O R -R E C E P T I O N I S T

At a s i n g l e - p o s i t i o n te le p h o n e sw itch b o a rd o r c o n s o l e , acts both as an o p e r a t o r — s e e S w it c h b o a r d O p e r a t o r — and as a re ce p t io n is t . R e c e p t io n is t ' s w o r k in v o lv e s s u c h du ties as g r e e t in g v i s i t o r s ; determ in in g nature o f v i s i t o r ' s b u s in e s s and p r o v id in g a p p r o p . ia t e in fo rm a t io n ; r e f e r r in g v i s i t o r to a p p r o ­p r ia t e p e r s o n in the o r g a n iz a t i o n o r con tact ing that p e r s o n by te lep h on e and a r r a n g in g an ap p o in tm en t ; k e e p in g a log o f v i s i t o r s .

O R D E R C L E R K

R e c e i v e s w r i t te n o r v e r b a l c u s t o m e r s ' p u rch a se o r d e r s f o r m a t e r ia l o r m e r c h a n d i s e f r o m c u s t o m e r s o r sa le s p e o p le . W ork ty p ic a l ly in v o lv e s s o m e c o m b in a t i o n o f the fo l l o w in g duties : Quoting p r i c e s ; d e te rm in in g a v a i la ­b i l i t y o f o r d e r e d i t e m s and s u g g es t in g substitutes when n e c e s s a r y ; adv is in g e x p e c t e d d e l i v e r y date and m e t h o d o f d e l i v e r y ; r e c o r d in g o r d e r and c u s t o m e r in fo r m a t io n on o r d e r s h e e t s ; ch eck in g o r d e r sheets f o r a c c u r a c y and

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adequ acy o f in fo rm a t io n r e c o r d e d ; a s cer ta in in g c re d it rating o f cu s t o m e r ; fu rn ish in g c u s t o m e r with ack n ow led gem en t o f r e c e ip t o f o r d e r ; f o l lo w in g -u p to see that o r d e r is d e l i v e r e d by the s p e c i f i e d date o r to let cu s t o m e r know o f a de lay in d e l i v e r y ; m aintain ing o r d e r f i le ; ch eck ing shipping in vo ice aga in st o r ig in a l o r d e r .

E xc lu d e w o r k e r s paid on a c o m m is s i o n b a s is o r w hose duties include any o f the f o l l o w in g : R e c e iv in g o r d e r s f o r s e r v i c e s ra th er than f o r m a t e r ia lo r m e r c h a n d is e ; p r o v id in g c u s t o m e r s with con su ltat ive adv ice using kn ow l­edge ga ined f r o m en g in eer in g or ex ten s iv e te c h n ica l training; em p h as iz in g se l l in g s k i l l s ; handling m a t e r ia l o r m e r c h a n d is e as an in tegra l part o f the job .

P o s i t io n s a re c l a s s i f i e d into le v e ls a c c o r d in g to the fo l low ing d e f in it ion s :

C la s s A . Handles o r d e r s that in vo lve m aking judgm ents such as c h o o s in g w h ich s p e c i f i c p r o d u c t o r m a t e r ia l f r o m the e s ta b l ish m en t 's p rodu ct l in es w i l l s a t is fy the c u s t o m e r 's n e e d s , o r d e term in in g the p r i c e to be quoted when p r i c in g in v o lv e s m o r e than m e r e l y r e f e r r in g to a p r i c e l ist o r making s o m e s im p le m a t h e m a t ic a l ca lcu la t io n s .

C la s s B . Handles o r d e r s in volv in g i t e m s w hich have read ily id en ­t i f ie d u ses and a p p l ica t io n s . M ay r e f e r to a ca ta log , m a n u fa c tu re r 's m anual, o r s i m i l a r d ocu m en t to in su re that p r o p e r i t e m is supplied o r to v e r i fy p r i c e o f o r d e r e d i tem .

ACC O U N T IN G C L E R K

P e r f o r m s one o r m o r e accou nting c l e r i c a l task s such as posting to r e g i s t e r s and l e d g e r s ; r e c o n c i l in g bank a ccou n ts ; v e r i fy in g the internal c o n ­s i s te n c y , c o m p le t e n e s s , and m a th e m a t ica l a c c u r a c y o f accounting d ocum ents ; a ss ign in g p r e s c r i b e d a ccou nting d is tr ibu t ion c o d e s ; exam ining and v e r i fy in g f o r c l e r i c a l a c c u r a c y v a r io u s ty pes o f r e p o r t s , l i s t s , ca lcu la t ion s , post ing , e t c . ; o r p r e p a r in g s im p le o r a s s i s t in g in p r e p a r in g m o r e c o m p l ica te d jou rn a l v o u c h e r s . M ay w o r k in e i t h e r a m anual o r autom ated accounting sy s te m .

The w o r k r e q u ir e s a k n ow led ge o f c l e r i c a l m ethod s and o f f i c e p r a c t i c e s and p r o c e d u r e s w hich re la te s to the c l e r i c a l p r o c e s s in g and r e ­c o r d in g o f t r a n s a c t io n s and accou nting in fo rm a t io n . With e x p e r ie n c e , the w o r k e r ty p ica l ly b e c o m e s f a m i l ia r with the b ook k eep in g and accounting t e r m s and p r o c e d u r e s u se d in the a s s ig n e d w o r k , but is not re q u ired to have a k n ow led ge o f the f o r m a l p r in c ip l e s o f book k eep in g and accounting .

P o s i t io n s are c l a s s i f i e d into le v e ls on the b a s is o f the fo l low in g d e f in it ion s :

C la ss A . U n d er g e n e r a l s u p e r v is io n , p e r f o r m s accounting c l e r i c a l o p e r a t io n s w h ich re q u ir e the a pp lica tion o f e x p e r ie n c e and judgm ent, f o r e x a m p le , c l e r i c a l l y p r o c e s s i n g c o m p l i c a t e d o r n o n rep et it iv e accounting t r a n s ­a c t io n s , s e le c t in g am on g a substan tia l v a r ie t y o f p r e s c r i b e d accounting cod es and c l a s s i f i c a t i o n s , o r t r a c in g tr a n s a c t io n s through p r e v io u s accounting act ion s to d e t e r m in e s o u r c e o f d i s c r e p a n c i e s . M ay be a s s is te d by one o r m o r e c la s s B a ccou nting c l e r k s .

C la ss B . U n der c l o s e s u p e r v is io n , fo l low in g deta iled in stru ct ion s and s ta n d a rd ize d p r o c e d u r e s , p e r f o r m s one o r m o r e routine accounting c l e r i c a l o p e r a t io n s , su ch as p ost ing to l e d g e r s , c a r d s , o r w ork sh eets

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ACCO U N TIN G C L E R K — C ontinuedw h ere id en t i f ica t ion o f i tem s and lo ca t io n s o f p os t in gs a r e c l e a r l y in d ica ted ; ch eck ing a c c u r a c y and c o m p le t e n e s s o f s ta n d a rd ize d and rep e t it iv e r e c o r d s o r a ccou nting d o c u m e n ts ; and cod in g d ocu m en ts using a fe w p r e s c r i b e d accounting c o d e s .P A Y R O L L C L E R K

P e r f o r m s the c l e r i c a l tasks n e c e s s a r y to p r o c e s s p a y r o l l s and to m aintain p a y r o l l r e c o r d s . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo l lo w in g : P r o c e s s i n gw o r k e r s ' t im e o r p r od u c t ion r e c o r d s ; adjusting w o r k e r s ' r e c o r d s f o r ch anges in w age r a t e s , s u p p lem en ta ry b e n e f i t s , o r tax d e d u c t io n s ; edit ing p a y r o l l l is t ings aga in st s o u r c e r e c o r d s ; tr a c in g and c o r r e c t i n g e r r o r s in l i s t in g s ; and ass is t in g in p r e p a ra t io n o f p e r i o d i c s u m m a r y p a y r o l l r e p o r t s . In a non- autom ated p a y r o l l s y s t e m , co m p u te s w a g es . W o r k m a y r e q u ir e a p r a c t i c a l kn owledge o f g o v e r n m e n ta l re g u la t io n s , c o m p a n y p a y r o l l p o l i c y , o r the com p u te r s y s t e m f o r p r o c e s s in g p a y r o l l s .K E Y E N T R Y O P E R A T O R

O p era tes k e y b o a r d - c o n t r o l l e d data en try d e v ic e such as keypunch m ach in e o r k e y -o p e r a t e d m a g n et ic tape o r d isk e n c o d e r to t r a n s c r ib e data into a f o r m su itab le f o r c o m p u te r p r o c e s s in g . W o rk r e q u ir e s sk il l in operat ing an a lp h a n u m er ic k ey b oa rd and an u nderstand ing o f t r a n s c r ib in g p r o c e d u r e s and re le v a n t data en try equipm ent.

P o s i t io n s a r e c l a s s i f i e d into l e v e ls on the b a s is o f the fo l low in g def in it ion s :

C la s s A . W o r k re q u ir e s the a p p l ica t io n o f e x p e r ie n c e and ju dgm en t in se le c t in g p r o c e d u r e s to be f o l l o w e d and in s e a r c h in g f o r , in terp re t in g , s e le c t in g , o r cod in g i t e m s to be en te re d f r o m a v a r ie t y o f s o u r c e d ocu m en ts . On o c c a s i o n m a y a l s o p e r f o r m rou tin e w o r k as d e s c r i b e d f o r c la s s B.

N O T E : E x c lu d e d a r e o p e r a t o r s a b ove c la s s A u sing the key en try c o n tr o ls to a c c e s s , re a d , and evaluate the su bstan ce o f s p e c i f i c r e c o r d s to take substantive a c t i o n s , o r to m ake en tr ie s r e q u ir in g a s im i l a r l e v e l o f knowledge.

C la s s B. W o rk is routine and re p e t it iv e . U n der c l o s e s u p e r v is io n o r fo l low in g s p e c i f i c p r o c e d u r e s o r deta i led in s t r u c t io n s , w o rk s f r o m va r io u s s tan d ard ized s o u r c e d ocu m en ts w hich have b e e n c o d e d and r e q u ir e l it t le o r no se le c t in g , c o d in g , o r in terp re t in g o f data to be en tered . R e fe r s to s u p e r v is o r p r o b le m s a r is in g f r o m e r r o n e o u s i t e m s , c o d e s , o r m is s in g in form ation .

Professional and TechnicalC O M P U T E R SY STEM S A N A L Y S T , BUSINESS

A n a ly z e s b u s in e s s p r o b le m s to f o r m u la te p r o c e d u r e s f o r so lv in g th e m by u se o f e l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g equ ip m en t. D e v e lo p s a c o m p le t e d e s c r ip t i o n of a l l s p e c i f i c a t io n s needed to en ab le p r o g r a m m e r s to p r e p a r e r e q u ir e d d ig ita l c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m s . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w in g : A n a ly ze s s u b je c t -m a t t e r op e r a t io n s to be a u tom ated and id en t i f ie s con d it ions and c r i t e r ia r e q u ir e d to a c h ie v e s a t i s fa c t o r y r e s u l t s ; s p e c i f i e s n um ber and types of r e c o r d s , f i l e s , and d ocu m en ts to be u sed ; outlines a c t ion s to be p e r f o r m e d by p e r s o n n e l and c o m p u te r s in su f f i c ie n t deta il f o r p rese n ta t io n to m a n a g em en t and f o r p r o g r a m m in g ( ty p ica l ly this in v o lv e s p r e p a r a t io n of w o r k and data f lo w c h a r ts ) ; c o o r d in a t e s the d e v e lo p m e n t o f te s t p r o b le m s and p a rt ic ip a tes in t r ia l runs o f new and r e v i s e d s y s t e m s ; and r e c o m m e n d s equipm ent ch anges to obta in m o r e e f fe c t iv e o v e r a l l o p e r a t io n s . (N O T E : W o r k e r s p e r fo r m in g both s y s te m s a n a ly s is and p r o g r a m m in g should be c la s s i f i e d as s y s te m s an a ly sts if this is the sk i l l u se d to d e t e r m in e their pay .)

C O M P U T E R SYSTEM S A N A L Y ST , BUSINESS— C ontinued

D oes not include e m p lo y e e s p r i m a r i l y r e s p o n s ib le f o r the m a n ­agem ent o r su p e rv is io n o f o th er e l e c t r o n i c data p r o c e s s i n g e m p lo y e e s , o r s y s te m s analysts p r im a r i ly c o n c e r n e d with s c ie n t i f i c o r en g in eer in g p r o b l e m s .

F o r wage study pu rposes , s y s t e m s analysts a re c la s s i f i e d as fo l lo w s :

C lass A . W ork s independently o r u n d er on ly g e n e ra l d i r e c t io n on c o m p le x p r o b le m s involv ing all p h a se s o f s y s t e m s a n a ly s is . P r o b l e m s are c o m p le x b e ca u se o f d iv e r s e s o u r c e s o f input data and m u lt ip le -u s e r e q u i r e ­m en ts o f output data. (F o r e x a m p le , d e v e lo p s an in teg ra ted p r od u c t ion sch ed u lin g , inventory c o n tro l , c o s t a n a ly s is , and sa le s a n a ly s is r e c o r d in w h ich e v e r y i tem o f each type is a u to m a t ica l ly p r o c e s s e d th rou gh the fu ll s y s t e m o f r e c o r d s and ap p rop r ia te f o l low u p a ct ion s are in itiated by the c o m p u t e r . ) C on fers with p e r so n s c o n c e r n e d to d e t e rm in e the data p r o c e s s i n g p r o b le m s and a d v ises s u b je c t -m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l on the im p l i c a t io n s o f new o r r e v i s e d s y s te m s o f data p r o c e s s in g o p e r a t io n s . M akes r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s , i f n eed ed , f o r approva l o f m a j o r s y s t e m s in sta l la t ion s o r ch anges and f o r obta in ing equipment.

M ay p r o v id e functional d i r e c t i o n to l o w e r l e v e l s y s t e m s analysts who a re a ss ign ed to a ss is t .

C lass B. W ork s independently o r u nder on ly g e n e r a l d i r e c t io n on p r o b le m s that are re la t iv e ly u n co m p l ica te d to a n a ly z e , p lan , p r o g r a m , and o p e r a t e . P r o b le m s are o f l im ited c o m p le x i t y b e c a u s e s o u r c e s o f input data a re h om og en eou s and the output data are c l o s e l y re la ted . (F o r e x a m p le , d e v e lo p s s y s te m s f o r maintaining d e p o s i t o r a c co u n ts in a bank, m aintain ing a ccou n ts re c e iv a b le in a re ta i l e s ta b l is h m e n t , o r m ain ta in in g in ven tory accou n ts in a m an ufactu rin g o r w h o le s a le e s ta b l is h m e n t . ) C o n fe rs with p e r s o n s co n c e r n e d to de term in e the data p r o c e s s i n g p r o b le m s and ad v ise s s u b je c t -m a t t e r p e r s o n n e l on the im p l i c a t io n s o f the data p r o c e s s i n g s y s te m s to be app lied .

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W ork s on a segm en t o f a c o m p le x data p r o c e s s i n g s c h e m e o r s y s t e m , as d e s c r ib e d f o r c la s s A. W o r k s in depen den tly on routine a s s i g n ­m en ts and r e c e iv e s in stru ct ion and gu idan ce on c o m p le x a s s ig n m e n t s . W ork is r e v ie w e d fo r a c c u r a c y o f ju dg m en t , c o m p l ia n c e with in s t r u c t io n s , and to in su re p r o p e r alignment with the o v e r a l l s y s t e m .

C lass C . W ork s under im m e d ia t e s u p e r v i s i o n , c a r r y i n g out an a ly ses as a s s ig n e d , usually o f a s ing le a c t iv ity . A s s ig n m e n ts a re d e s ig n e d to d e v e lo p and expand p r a c t i c a l e x p e r i e n c e in the app l ica t ion o f p r o c e d u r e s and sk i l ls req u ire d f o r s y s te m s ana ly s is w o r k . F o r e x a m p le , m a y a s s i s t a h igh er l e v e l s y s te m s analyst by p r e p a r in g the d e ta i led s p e c i f i c a t io n s r e q u ir e d by p r o g r a m m e r s f r o m in fo rm a t io n d e v e lo p e d b y the h ig h er l e v e l analyst .

C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R , BUSINESS

C on verts statem ents o f b u s in e s s p r o b l e m s , ty p ic a l ly p r e p a r e d by a s y s t e m s analyst , into a sequ en ce o f deta i led in s t ru c t io n s w h ich are r e ­q u ir e d to so lve the p r o b le m s by au tom a t ic data p r o c e s s i n g equipm ent. W ork in g f r o m charts o r d ia g r a m s , the p r o g r a m m e r d e v e lo p s the p r e ­c i s e in stru ct ion s w h ich , when e n te r e d into the c o m p u te r s y s t e m in cod ed

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C O M P U T E R P R O G R A M M E R , BUSINESS— Continued

language , ca u se the m an ipu lation o f data to ach ieve d e s i r e d re su l ts . W ork in v o lv e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w in g : Applies knowledge o f c o m p u te r c a p a ­b i l i t i e s , m a t h e m a t ic s , l o g i c e m p lo y e d by com p u te rs , and p a r t icu la r su b ­j e c t m a t te r in v o lv e d to analyze charts and d iag ram s o f the p r o b le m to be p r o g r a m m e d ; d e v e lo p s seq u en ce o f p r o g r a m steps; w r i te s deta iled f low ch a rts to show o r d e r in w hich data w il l be p r o c e s s e d ; con v e r ts th ese ch a rts to c o d e d in s t ru c t io n s f o r m ach in e to fo l low ; te s ts and c o r r e c t s p r o g r a m s ; p r e p a r e s in s t ru c t io n s f o r operat ing p e r so n n e l during p r od u c t ion run; a n a ly z e s , r e v i e w s , and a lters p r o g r a m s to in c r e a s e operat in g e f f i ­c ie n c y o r adapt to n ew r e q u ir e m e n ts ; maintains r e c o r d s o f p r o g r a m d e ­v e lo p m e n t and r e v i s i o n s . (NOTE: W o r k e r s p e r fo rm in g both s y s te m s anal­y s i s and p r o g r a m m in g should be c la s s i f i e d as sy s tem s analysts i f th is is the s k i l l used to d e t e r m in e th e ir pay.)

D oes not in c lu d e e m p lo y e e s p r im a r i ly resp o n s ib le f o r the m a n ­agem en t o r s u p e r v is io n o f o th e r e le c t r o n ic data p r o c e s s in g e m p lo y e e s , o r p r o g r a m m e r s p r i m a r i l y c o n c e r n e d with s c ie n t i f ic a n d /o r en g ineer ing p r o b l e m s .

F o r w age study p u r p o s e s , p r o g r a m m e r s are c la s s i f i e d as fo l lo w s :

C la ss A . W o r k s independently o r under only ge n e ra l d i r e c t io n on c o m p le x p r o b le m s w h ich req u ire com p e te n ce in all ph ases o f p r o ­g r a m m in g c o n ce p ts and p r a c t i c e s . W orking f r o m d ia g ra m s and charts w h ich iden t i fy the nature o f d e s i r e d re s u l ts , ' m a jo r p r o c e s s in g steps to be a c c o m p l i s h e d , and the re la t ion sh ip s between var iou s steps o f the p r o b ­l e m so lv in g rou tin e ; p lans the full range of p r o g r a m m in g act ions needed to e f f i c i e n t ly u t i l ize the c o m p u te r s y s te m in achieving d e s i r e d end p ro d u c ts .

At this l e v e l , p r o g r a m m in g is d if f icu lt b eca u se c o m p u te r eq u ip ­m ent m u st be o r g a n iz e d to p r o d u c e s e v e r a l in terre la ted but d iv e r s e p r o d ­ucts f r o m n u m e r o u s and d iv e r s e data e lem en ts . A wide v a r ie ty and e x ­te n s iv e n u m b e r o f in te rn a l p r o c e s s i n g actions m ust o c c u r . Th is req u ire s such a ct ion s as d e v e lo p m e n t o f c o m m o n operat ion s w hich can be r e ­u sed , e s ta b l is h m e n t o f l inkage points between op e r a t io n s , ad justm ents to data when p r o g r a m r e q u ir e m e n ts e x c e e d com p u te r s to ra g e ca p a c ity , and su bstan tia l m an ip u la t ion and reseq u en c in g of data e lem en ts to f o r m a h ighly in te g ra te d p r o g r a m .

M ay p r o v id e fu n ct ion a l d ir e c t io n to l o w e r lev e l p r o g r a m m e r s who are a s s ig n e d to a s s i s t .

C la ss B. W o r k s independently o r under only g e n e ra l d ir e c t io n on r e la t iv e ly s im p le p r o g r a m s , o r on s im p le segm en ts o f c o m p le x p r o g r a m s . P r o g r a m s (o r s e g m e n t s ) u su ally p r o c e s s in fo rm ation to p r o d u c e data in two o r t h r e e v a r ie d s e q u e n c e s o r f o r m a t s . R eports and listings are p r o d u c e d by re f in in g , adapting, a r r a y in g , o r making m in o r additions to o r de let ion s f r o m input data w h ich a re re a d i ly ava i lab le . W hile n u m erou s r e c o r d s m a y be p r o c e s s e d , the data have been re f ined in p r i o r actions so that the a c c u r a c y and se q u e n c in g o f data can be te s te d by using a few routine c h e c k s . T y p ic a l ly , the p r o g r a m d ea ls w ith routine r e c o rd k e e p in g op era t ion s .

O RW o r k s on c o m p le x p r o g r a m s (as d e s c r ib e d f o r c la s s A) under

c l o s e d i r e c t io n o f a h ig h e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r o r s u p e r v is o r . M ay a s s i s t h ig h e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r by independently p e r fo r m in g le s s d if f icu lt tasks a s s ig n e d , and p e r f o r m i n g m o r e d if f icu lt tasks under fa i r ly c l o s e d ir e c t io n .

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M ay guide o r in s t ru ct l o w e r l e v e l p r o g r a m m e r s .C la ss C . M ak es p r a c t i c a l a p p lica tion s o f p r o g r a m m in g p r a c t ic e s

and con cep ts usually le a rn e d in f o r m a l tra in in g c o u r s e s . A ss ign m en ts are d es ig n ed to d e v e lo p co m p e te n c e in the app lication of standard p r o ­ce d u r e s to routine p r o b le m s . R e c e iv e s c l o s e s u p e rv is io n on new aspects o f a s s ig n m e n t s ; and w o r k is r e v ie w e d to v e r i f y its a c c u r a c y and con fo rm a n ce with r e q u ir e d p r o c e d u r e s .

C O M P U T E R O P E R A T O RIn a c c o r d a n c e with op era t in g in s t r u c t io n s , m o n ito rs and operates

the co n tr o l c o n so le o f a d ig ita l c o m p u te r to p r o c e s s data. E xecu tes runs by e i th e r s e r ia l p r o c e s s i n g ( p r o c e s s e s one p r o g r a m at a t im e ) o r m u lt i ­p r o c e s s i n g ( p r o c e s s e s two o r m o r e p r o g r a m s s im u lta n eou s ly ) . The fo llowing duties c h a r a c t e r i z e the w o r k o f a co m p u te r o p e r a t o r :

- Studies op era t in g in s t ru c t io n s t o d e te rm in e equipment setup needed .

- L oad s equ ip m en t w i t h re q u ir e d i tem s (tapes , c a r d s , d isks , p a p e r , e t c . ) .

- Sw itch es n e c e s s a r y a u x i l l ia ry equipm ent into sy s tem .

- S tarts and o p e r a t e s co m p u te r .- R esp on d s to op er a t in g and c o m p u te r output in stru ct ion s .- R e v ie w s e r r o r m e s s a g e s and m a k es c o r r e c t i o n s during operat ion

o r r e f e r s p r o b le m s .- M aintains op er a t in g r e c o r d .

M ay t e s t - r u n new or m o d i f ie d p r o g r a m s . M ay a s s i s t in m od ify ing s y s t e m s o r p r o g r a m s . The s c o p e o f this def in it ion in c lud es tra in ees w orking to b e c o m e fu l ly qu a l i f ied c o m p u te r o p e r a t o r s , fu l ly quali f ied com p u ter o p e r a t o r s , and lead o p e r a t o r s p r o v id in g te c h n ica l a s s i s t a n c e to low er le v e l o p e r a t o r s . It ex c lu d e s w o r k e r s w ho m o n i t o r and op e r a te rem ote te r m in a ls .

C la ss A . In addition to w o r k ass ig n m en ts d e s c r i b e d f o r a c la s s B o p e r a t o r ( see b e lo w ) the w o rk o f a c la s s A o p e r a t o r in vo lves at least one o f the fo l low ing :

- D ev iates f r o m stan dard p r o c e d u r e s to avoid the lo s s o f in f o r ­m at ion o r to c o n s e r v e c o m p u te r t im e even though the p r o c e d u r e s app lied m a t e r ia l ly a l te r the co m p u te r unit 's production plans.

- T e s t s new p r o g r a m s , a p p l ica t io n s , and p r o c e d u r e s .- A d v is e s p r o g r a m m e r s and s u b j e c t - m a t t e r exp erts on s e t u p

te ch n iq u es .- A s s i s t s in (1) m a in ta in in g , m o d i fy in g , and develop in g operat ing

s y s te m s o r p r o g r a m s ; (2) dev e lop in g op erat in g in stru ct ion s and te ch n iq u es to c o v e r p r o b l e m s itu ation s ; a n d /o r (3) switching to e m e r g e n c y backup p r o c e d u r e s (su ch a s s i s t a n c e req u ire s a w orking k n ow led ge o f p r o g r a m la n g u a g e , c o m p u te r f e a tu r e s , and so ftw are s y s t e m s ).

An o p e r a t o r at th is l e v e l ty p ic a l ly gu ides l o w e r le v e l o p e r a t o r s .

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C lass B . In addition to e s ta b l is h e d p r o d u c t io n runs, w ork a s s i g n ­m en ts in clude runs in vo lv in g new p r o g r a m s , a p p l ica t io n s , and p r o c e d u r e s ( i . e . , s ituations w h ich r e q u ir e the o p e r a t o r to adapt to a v a r ie ty o f p r o b le m s ) . At this l e v e l , the o p e r a t o r has the tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e to w ork fa i r ly independently in c a r r y in g out m o s t a s s ig n m e n t s . A s s ig n m e n ts m a y req u ire the o p e r a t o r to s e l e c t f r o m a v a r ie t y o f standard setup and operat ing p r o c e d u r e s . In resp on d in g to c o m p u te r output in s t ru c t io n s o r e r r o r c o n ­d it ion s , app lies s tan dard op er a t in g o r c o r r e c t i v e p r o c e d u r e s , but m ay deviate f r o m stan dard p r o c e d u r e s when standard p r o c e d u r e s fa i l i f dev iation does not m a t e r ia l l y a l te r the c o m p u te r unit 's p r o d u c t io n p lan s . R e fe r s the p r o b le m o r a b orts the p r o g r a m when p r o c e d u r e s app lied do not p r o v id e a solution . M ay guide l o w e r le v e l o p e r a t o r s .

C la ss C . W o rk a ss ig n m e n ts are l im ite d to e s ta b l is h e d p r od u c t ion runs ( i . e . , p r o g r a m s w h ich p r e s e n t few op er a t in g p r o b le m s ) . A ss ig n m e n ts m a y c o n s is t p r i m a r i l y o f o n - t h e - j o b tra in in g ( s o m e t im e s augm en ted by c l a s s r o o m in st ru c t io n ) . W hen lea rn in g to run p r o g r a m s , the s u p e r v i s o r o r a h ig h er l e v e l o p e r a t o r p r o v id e s d e ta i led w r it ten o r o r a l gu idance to the o p e r a t o r b e fo r e and during the run. A f te r the o p e r a t o r has gained e x p e r ie n c e with a p r o g r a m , h o w e v e r , the o p e r a t o r w o r k s fa i r ly independently in applying stan dard op e r a t in g o r c o r r e c t i v e . p r o c e d u r e s in respon d in g to c o m p u te r output in s t ru c t io n s o r e r r o r c o n d it io n s , but r e f e r s p r o b le m s to a h ig h er l e v e l o p e r a t o r o r the s u p e r v i s o r when standard p r o c e d u r e s fa i l .

P E R I P H E R A L E Q U IP M E N T O P E R A T O R

O p e ra te s p e r ip h e r a l equ ip m en t w h i c h d i r e c t ly sup ports d ig ital c o m p u te r o p e r a t io n s . Such equ ip m en t is uniquely and s p e c i f i c a l l y d es ig n ed f o r co m p u te r a p p l ic a t io n s , but n eed not be p h y s ic a l ly o r e l e c t r o n i c a l l y co n n ected to a c o m p u te r . P r i n t e r s , p l o t t e r s , c a rd r e a d /p u n c h e s , tape r e a d e r s , tape units o r d r iv e s , d isk units o r d r iv e s , and data d isp lay units are e x a m p le s o f su ch equ ip m en t.

The fo l lo w in g duties c h a r a c t e r i z e the w o r k o f a p e r ip h e r a l equipm ento p e r a to r :

- L oad ing p r in t e r s and p lo t te r s with c o r r e c t p a p e r ; adjusting c o n tr o ls f o r f o r m s , th i c k n e s s , te n s io n , pr in t in g d en s ity , and lo c a t io n ; and unloading h ard cop y .

- L a b e l l in g tape r e e l s , d i s k s , o r c a r d d e c k s .- C h eck ing la b e ls and m ounting and dism oun tin g d es ign ated tape

r e e l s o r d isks on s p e c i f i e d units o r d r iv e s .- Setting c o n tr o ls w h ich regu la te o p e r a t io n o f the equ ipm en t.

- O b s e r v in g pan el l ights f o r w a rn in gs and e r r o r in d ica t ion s and taking a p p ro p r ia te a ct ion .

- E xam in in g t a p e s , c a r d s , o r o th e r m a t e r ia l f o r c r e a s e s , t e a r s , o r o th e r d e fe c t s w h ich co u ld cau se p r o c e s s i n g p r o b le m s .

T h is c la s s i f i c a t i o n e x c lu d e s w o r k e r s (1) w ho m o n i t o r and o p e r a te a c o n tr o l c o n s o le ( s e e c o m p u t e r o p e r a t o r ) o r a r e m o te t e r m in a l , o r (2 ) w h ose duties are l im ite d to op e r a t in g d e c o l l a t e r s , b u r s t e r s , s e p a r a t o r s , o r s im i l a r equipm ent.

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Maintains l i b r a r y o f m ed ia ( ta p e s , d i s k s , c a r d s , c a s s e t t e s ) u se d f o r au tom at ic data p r o c e s s in g a p p l ica t io n s . The fo l low in g o r s i m i l a r duties c h a r a c t e r i z e the w o rk of a c o m p u te r data l i b r a r ia n : C la s s i fy in g , ca ta lo g in g ,and s to r in g m ed ia in a c c o r d a n c e with a s ta n d a rd iz e d s y s t e m ; upon p r o p e r r e q u e s t s , r e le a s in g m ed ia f o r p r o c e s s i n g ; m ain ta in in g r e c o r d s o f r e l e a s e s and r e t u r n s ; in sp ect in g re turn ed m e d ia f o r d a m a g e o r e x c e s s i v e w e a r to d e t e r m in e whether o r not they n eed r e p la c in g . M ay p e r f o r m m i n o r r e p a ir s to d a m a g e d tapes.D R A F T E R

P e r fo r m s drafting w o r k r e q u ir in g k n ow led ge and sk il l in draft ing m e t h o d s , p r o c e d u r e s , and te ch n iq u es . P r e p a r e s d raw in gs of s t r u c t u r e s , m e c h a n ic a l and e l e c t r i c a l equ ip m en t, piping and duct s y s t e m s and o th er s im i l a r equipm ent, s y s t e m s , and a s s e m b l i e s . U ses r e c o g n iz e d s y s t e m s of s y m b o l s , legen d s , shad ings , and l in es having s p e c i f i c m e a n in g s in d r aw in g s . D ra w in g s a re u sed to co m m u n ica t e en g in e e r in g id e a s , d e s ig n s , and i n f o r m a ­tion in support o f en g ineer ing fun ction s .

The fo l low in g a r e exc lu d ed when th ey con st itu te the p r i m a r y p u r p o s e o f the job :

- D es ign w o r k requ ir in g the te c h n ic a l k n ow led ge , sk i l l , and a b i l i ty to c o n c e iv e or o r ig in a te d e s ig n s ;

- I l lustrating w o r k re q u ir in g a r t i s t i c ab i l i ty ;- W ork involv ing t h e p r e p a r a t io n o f c h a r t s , d ia g r a m s , r o o m

a r ra n g e m e n ts , f l o o r p la n s , e t c . ;- C a rtog ra p h ic w o rk in vo lv in g the p r e p a r a t io n o f m a p s o r plats

and re la ted m a t e r i a l s , and d r aw in g s o f g e o l o g i c a l s t r u c t u r e s ; and- S u p e r v i s o r y w o rk involv ing the m a n a g e m e n t of a draft ing p r o g r a m

o r the s u p e r v is io n o f d r a f t e r s .P o s i t io n s a r e c la s s i f i e d into l e v e l s on the b a s is o f the fo l lo w in g

def in it ion s .C lass A. W ork s c l o s e l y with d e s ig n o r ig i n a t o r s , p r e p a r in g d raw in gs

of unusual, c o m p le x or o r ig in a l d e s ig n s w h ich r e q u ir e a high d e g r e e o f p r e c i s i o n . P e r fo r m s unusually d i f f i cu l t a s s ig n m e n t s r e q u ir in g c o n s i d e r a b le in it ia t ive , r e s o u r c e fu ln e s s , and d ra ft ing e x p e r t i s e . A s s u r e s that a n t ic ip a ted p r o b le m s in m an u factu re , a s s e m b ly , in s t a l la t io n , and o p e r a t io n a r e r e s o l v e d by the draw in gs p rod u ced . E x e r c i s e s in depen den t ju dg m en t in s e le c t in g and in te rp re t in g data b a s e d on a k n ow led ge o f the d e s ig n intent. A lthou gh w ork in g p r i m a r i l y as a d r a f te r , m a y o c c a s i o n a l l y p e r f o r m en g in e e r in g d e s ig n w o r k in in terp re t in g ge n e ra l des ign s p r e p a r e d by o th e r s o r in c o m p le t in g m i s s in g d e s ig n deta ils . M ay p r o v id e a d v ic e and gu id an ce to l o w e r le v e l d r a f t e r s o r s e r v e as c o o r d in a t o r and planner f o r l a r g e and c o m p le x draft ing p r o je c t s .

C lass B. P r e p a r e s c o m p le t e se ts o f c o m p le x d raw in gs w h ich in c lu d e m u lt ip le v ie w s , deta il d r a w in g s , and a s s e m b l y d r a w in g s . D ra w in g s in c lud e c o m p le x d e s ig n featu res that r e q u i r e c o n s i d e r a b le drafting sk i l l to v i s u a l iz e and p o r tra y . A s s ig n m e n ts r e g u la r ly r e q u i r e the u se o f m a t h e m a t ic a l fo r m u la s to com p u te w e igh ts , loa d c a p a c i t i e s , d im e n s io n s , quantit ies of m a t e r i a l s , etc . W ork ing f r o m s k e tch e s and v e r b a l in fo r m a t io n su p p l ied by an e n g in e e r or d e s ig n e r , d e t e r m in e s the m o s t a p p r o p r ia t e v i e w s , deta il d r a w in g s , and s u p p lem en ta ry in fo r m a t io n n e e d e d to c o m p le t e a s s ig n m e n t s . S e le c t s re q u ir e d in fo rm a t io n f r o m p r e c e d e n t s , m a n u fa c t u r e r s ' c a t a lo g s , and te c h n ic a l guides . Independently r e s o l v e s m o s t o f the p r o b le m s e n cou n tered . S u p e r v i s o r or d e s ig n e r m a y su g g e s t m e th o d s o f a p p r o a c h o r p r o v id e a d v i c e on unu su ally d i f f icu l t p r o b le m s .

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N O T E : E x c lu d e d r a f t e r s p e r fo r m in g w o r k o f s im i l a r d i f f icu l ty tothat d e s c r i b e d at th is l e v e l but who p r o v id e sup port f o r a v a r ie t y o f o r g a n i ­za t ion s w hich have w id e ly d i f f e r in g functions o r re q u ire m e n ts .

C la s s C. P r e p a r e s v a r io u s draw in gs o f parts and a s s e m b l i e s , in c lu d in g s e c t i o n a l p r o f i l e s , i r r e g u la r o r r e v e r s e c u r v e s , h idden l in e s , and s m a l l o r in t r i c a t e d e ta i ls . W o r k r e q u ir e s u se o f m o s t o f the con ven t ion a l d ra ft ing te ch n iq u es and a w o rk in g knowledge of the t e r m s and p r o c e d u r e s o f the industry . F a m i l ia r o r r e c u r r in g w o rk is a ss ig n ed in g e n e r a l t e r m s ; u n fa m i l ia r a s s ig n m e n t s in c lu d e in fo rm a t io n on m e t h o d s , p r o c e d u r e s , s o u r c e s o f in fo r m a t io n , and p r e c e d e n t s to be fo l low ed . S im ple r e v is io n s to ex ist ing d r aw in g s m a y be a s s i g n e d w ith a v e r b a l exp lanation o f the d e s i r e d r e s u l t s ; m o r e c o m p l e x r e v i s i o n s a r e p r o d u c e d f r o m sketch es w h ich c l e a r l y d ep ic t the d e s i r e d p r o d u c t .

C la s s D. P r e p a r e s draw in gs o f s im p le , e a s i ly v i s u a l iz e d p arts o r eq u ip m en t f r o m sk e tch e s o r m a r k e d -u p pr in ts . Selects a p p ro p r ia te tem pla tes and o th e r equ ip m en t n e ed ed to c o m p le t e ass ig n m en ts . D raw in g s f it f a m i l ia r pa ttern s and p r e s e n t fe w te c h n ic a l p r o b le m s . S u p e r v iso r p r o v id e s deta iled in s t r u c t io n s o n new a s s i g n m e n t s , g ives gu idan ce when quest ion s a r i s e , and r e v ie w s c o m p le t e d w o r k f o r a c c u r a c y .

C la s s E. W ork in g u nder c l o s e s u p e rv is io n , t r a c e s o r c o p ie s f in ish e d d r a w i n g s , m akin g c l e a r l y in d ica ted re v is io n s . U ses a p p r o p r ia t e t e m p la t e s to d r a w c u r v e d l in e s . A s s ig n m e n ts are d e s ig n e d to d ev e lop i n c r e a s in g s k i l l in v a r io u s d ra ft in g te ch n iqu es . W ork is s p o t - c h e c k e d during p r o g r e s s and r e v ie w e d upon c o m p le t io n .

N O T E : E x c lu d e d r a f t e r s p e r fo r m in g e le m e n t a r y tasks w hiler e c e iv in g tra in in g in the m o s t b a s ic drafting m ethods.

E L E C T R O N IC S T E C H N IC IA N

W o r k s on v a r io u s ty p es o f e l e c t r o n i c equipment and re la ted d e v ic e s by p e r f o r m i n g one o r a c o m b in a t io n o f the fo llow ing : Insta ll ing , m ainta in ing ,r e p a ir in g , o v e r h a u l in g , t r o u b le s h o o t in g , m o d ify in g , co n stru c t in g , and test ing . W o r k r e q u i r e s p r a c t i c a l app l ica t ion o f t e c h n ica l knowledge, o f e l e c t r o n i c s p r in c ip l e s , a b i l i ty to d e t e r m in e m a lfu n c t ion s , and sk il l to put equ ipm en t in r e q u i r e d op e r a t in g con d it ion .

T h e equ ip m en t— c o n s i s t in g o f e i th e r m any d if ferent kinds o f c i r c u i t s o r m u lt ip le rep e t i t io n o f the s a m e kind o f c i r c u it— in c lu d e s , but is not l im ited to , the f o l lo w in g : (a) E l e c t r o n i c tran sm itt in g and r e c e iv in g equipm ent (e .g . ,r a d a r , ra d io , t e l e v i s i o n , te le p h o n e , so n a r , nav igational a id s ) , (b) d ig ita l and an a log c o m p u t e r s , and (c ) in d u str ia l and m e d ic a l m e a s u r in g and con tro l l in g equ ip m en t.

T h is c l a s s i f i c a t i o n e x c lu d e s r e p a i r e r s o f such standard e l e c t r o n i c equ ip m en t as c o m m o n o f f i c e m a ch in e s and household radio and t e l e v is io n s e ts ; p r o d u c t io n a s s e m b l e r s and t e s t e r s ; w o r k e r s w h ose p r im a r y duty is s e r v i c i n g e l e c t r o n i c te s t in s t ru m e n ts ; te ch n ic ia n s who have a d m in is t ra t iv e o r s u p e r v i s o r y r e s p o n s ib i l i t y ; and d r a f t e r s , d e s ig n e r s , and p r o f e s s i o n a l en g in ee r s .

P o s i t i o n s a re c l a s s i f i e d into le v e ls on the b a s is o f the fo l low in g de f in it ion s :

C la ss A . A p p l ie s advan ced te c h n ica l knowledge to s o lv e unusually c o m p le x p r o b le m s ( i . e . , th o se that ty p ic a l ly cannot be so lv e d s o le ly by r e f e r e n c e to m a n u f a c t u r e r s ' m anuals o r s im i la r documents') in w ork in g on e l e c t r o n i c e q u ip m en t . E x a m p le s o f such p r o b le m s in c lude lo ca t io n and d en s ity o f c i r c u i t r y , e l e c t r o m a g n e t i c rad iat ion , iso la tin g m a l fu n c t io n s , and

E L E C T R O N IC S TEC H N ICIA N — C ontinued

frequen t en g in eer in g ch an ges . W ork in v o lv e s : A deta i led understanding ofthe in te rre la t io n sh ip s of c i r c u i t s ; e x e r c i s in g independent judgment in p e r ­f o r m in g such tasks as m aking c i r c u i t a n a ly se s , ca lcu la tin g wave f o r m s , trac in g re la t ion sh ip s in s ign a l f low ; and r e g u la r ly using c o m p le x text in ­s tru m en ts ( e .g . , dual t r a c e o s c i l l o s c o p e s , Q - m e t e r s , deviation m e t e r s , pu lse g e n e r a to r s ) .

W ork m a y be r e v ie w e d by s u p e r v i s o r ( frequ ently an engineer or d e s ig n e r ) f o r g e n e ra l c o m p l ia n c e with a c c e p te d p r a c t i c e s . May p rov ide te c h n ica l gu idance to l o w e r l e v e l te ch n ic ia n s .

C la ss B. A p p l ie s c o m p r e h e n s iv e te c h n ic a l knowledge to s o lv e c o m ­p le x p r o b le m s ( i . e . , th o se that ty p ic a l ly can be so lv e d s o le ly by p r o p e r ly in terp ret in g m a n u fa c t u r e r s 1 m anuals o r s im i l a r d ocu m en ts ) in working on e l e c t r o n i c equipm ent. W o rk in v o lv e s : A fa m i l ia r i t y with the in te rre la t io n ­ships o f c i r c u i t s ; and ju dgm en t in d e term in in g w o r k seq u en ce and in se lect ing t o o l s and test ing in s t ru m e n ts , u su a l ly l e s s c o m p le x that th ose u sed by the c la s s A tech n ic ian .

R e c e iv e s te c h n ica l gu idan ce , as r e q u ir e d , f r o m s u p e r v is o r o r higher l e v e l te c h n ic ia n , and w o r k is r e v ie w e d fo r s p e c i f i c c o m p l ia n c e with acce p te d p r a c t i c e s and w o r k a s s ig n m e n ts . M a y p r o v id e te c h n ica l guidance to lo w e r l e v e l te ch n ic ia n s .

C la ss C. A p p l ie s w ork in g te c h n ic a l knowledge to p e r fo r m s im p le or rou tin e tasks in w ork in g on e l e c t r o n i c equ ip m en t, fo l low in g deta iled in ­s tru ct ion s w hich c o v e r v ir tu a l ly a ll p r o c e d u r e s . W o rk ty p ica l ly in volves such task s as : A s s i s t in g h igher l e v e l te ch n ic ia n s by p e r fo r m in g such a ct iv it ies asr e p la c in g c o m p o n e n t s , w ir in g c i r c u i t s , and taking te s t read in gs ; repair ing s im p le e l e c t r o n i c equipm ent; and using to o ls and c o m m o n test instrum ents ( e . g . , m u l t im e t e r s , audio s ign a l g e n e r a t o r s , tube t e s t e r s , o s c i l l o s c o p e s ) . Is not r e q u ir e d to be fa m i l ia r with the in te rre la t io n s h ip s o f c i r c u i t s . This k n ow led ge , h o w e v e r , m a y be a c q u ir e d th rou gh ass ig n m en ts des ign ed to in ­c r e a s e co m p e te n c e ( including c l a s s r o o m tra in in g ) s o that w o r k e r can advance to h igh er l e v e l tech n ic ian .

R e c e iv e s te c h n ica l gu idan ce , as r e q u ir e d , f r o m s u p e r v is o r or h igher l e v e l te ch n ic ia n . W o r k is ty p ic a l ly s p o t -c h e c k e d , but is g iven deta iled re v ie w w hen new o r ad van ced a ss ig n m e n ts a r e in vo lved .

R E G IS T E R E D IN DU STRIAL NURSE

A r e g i s t e r e d n u r s e g iv e s n urs in g s e r v i c e u nder gen era l m e d ic a l d i r e c t i o n to i l l o r in ju red e m p lo y e e s o r o th er p e r s o n s who b e c o m e i l l o r s u f fe r an a c c id e n t on the p r e m i s e s o f a f a c t o r y o r oth er establishm ent. D uties in v o lv e a com b in a t io n o f the f o l l o w in g : G iving f i r s t aid to the il l o rin ju re d ; attending to su bsequ en t d r e s s in g o f e m p lo y e e s ' in ju r ie s ; keeping r e c o r d s o f patients t r e a te d ; p r e p a r in g a c c id e n t r e p o r t s f o r com pen sat ion o r o th e r p u r p o s e s ; a s s i s t in g in p h y s ic a l exam in at ion s and health evaluations of app licants and e m p lo y e e s ; and planning and c a r r y in g out p r o g r a m s involving

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R E G IST E R E D IN D U ST R IA L NURSE— C ontinued

health ed u ca t io n , a c c id e n t p r e v e n t io n , eva lu ation o f plant e n v ir o n m e n t , o r o th er a c t iv i t ie s a f fe c t in g the h ealth , w e l f a r e , and sa fe ty o f all p e r s o n n e l . Nursing s u p e r v i s o r s o r head n u r s e s in e s ta b l is h m e n ts e m p lo y in g m o r e than one n u rs e a r e exc lu d e d .

Maintenance, Toolroom, and PowerplantM A IN T E N A N C E C A R P E N T E R

P e r f o r m s the c a r p e n t r y duties n e c e s s a r y to c o n s t r u c t and m ain ta in in good r e p a i r bu ild in g w o o d w o r k and equ ip m en t su ch as b in s , c r i b s , cou nters , b e n c h e s , p a r t i t i o n s , d o o r s , f l o o r s , s t a i r s , c a s in g s , and t r i m m a d e o f w o o d in an e s ta b l is h m e n t . W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w in g : P lan nin g andlaying out o f w o r k f r o m b lu e p r in ts , d r a w in g s , m o d e l s , o r v e r b a l in s t r u c t io n s ; using a v a r ie t y o f c a r p e n t e r 's h an d to o ls , p o r ta b le p o w e r t o o l s , and s tan dard m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n ts ; m ak in g s tan dard shop com p u ta t ion s re la t in g to d i ­m e n s io n s o f w o r k ; and s e le c t in g m a t e r ia l s n e c e s s a r y f o r the w o r k . In g e n ­e r a l , the w o r k o f the m a in ten a n ce c a r p e n t e r r e q u ir e s rounded tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e u su a l ly a c q u ir e d th rou g h a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r equivalent tra in in g and e x p e r i e n c e .

M A IN T E N A N C E E L E C T R I C I A N

P e r f o r m s a v a r i e t y o f e l e c t r i c a l t r a d e fu n ct ion s su ch as the i n ­s ta lla t ion , m a in te n a n c e , o r r e p a ir o f equ ip m en t f o r the g e n e ra t io n , d i s t r i ­bution, o r u ti l iz a t ion o f e l e c t r i c e n e r g y in an e s ta b l is h m e n t . W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w in g : In sta ll ing o r r e p a ir in g any o f a v a r ie t y o f e l e c t r i c a lequipm ent su ch as g e n e r a t o r s , t r a n s f o r m e r s , s w i t c h b o a r d s , c o n t r o l l e r s , c i r c u it b r e a k e r s , m o t o r s , heating un its , conduit s y s t e m s , o r o th e r t r a n s ­m i s s i o n eq u ip m en t ; w o r k in g f r o m b lu e p r in ts , d r a w in g s , la y o u ts , o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ; lo c a t in g and d ia g n os in g tr o u b le in the e l e c t r i c a l s y s t e m o r equipm ent; w o rk in g sta n d a rd com p u ta t ion s re la t in g to load r e q u ir e m e n ts o f w ir in g o r e l e c t r i c a l eq u ip m en t ; and using a v a r ie t y o f e l e c t r i c i a n 's h andtools and m e a s u r in g and te s t in g in s t ru m e n ts . In g e n e r a l , the w o r k o f the m a in ­tenance e l e c t r i c i a n r e q u i r e s rounded tra in in g and e x p e r i e n c e u su ally a cq u ir e d through a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r equ iva lent tra in in g and e x p e r i e n c e .

M A IN T E N A N C E P A I N T E R

P ain ts and r e d e c o r a t e s w a l l s , w o o d w o r k , and f ix tu re s o f an e s t a b ­l ish m en t. W o rk in v o lv e s the f o l l o w in g : K n ow led g e o f s u r fa c e p e c u l ia r i t ie sand types o f paint r e q u ir e d f o r d i f fe re n t a p p l ica t io n s ; p r e p a r in g s u r fa c e f o r painting by r e m o v in g o ld f in ish o r by p la c in g putty o r f i l l e r in nail h o les and i n t e r s t i c e s ; and app ly ing paint with sp ra y gun o r b ru sh . M ay m i x c o l o r s , o i l s , white lea d , and o th e r paint in g re d ie n ts to obta in p r o p e r c o l o r o r c o n ­s is ten cy . In g e n e r a l , the w o r k o f the m a in ten a n ce p a in ter r e q u ir e s rounded tra in ing and e x p e r i e n c e usu ally a c q u ir e d th rou gh a f o r m a l a p p re n t ice s h ip o r equivalent tra in in g and e x p e r i e n c e .

M A IN T E N A N C E MACHINISTP r o d u c e s r e p la c e m e n t p a rts and new p a rts in m akin g r e p a ir s o f

m e ta l p arts o f m e c h a n i c a l equ ip m en t o p e r a t e d in an e s ta b l is h m e n t . W o rk in ­v o lv e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w in g : In terp re t in g w r it ten in st ru c t io n s and s p e c i f i c a ­t ion s ; p lanning and lay in g out o f w o r k ; u sing a v a r ie t y o f m a c h in i s t ' s hand- too ls and p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n ts ; sett ing up and op e r a t in g standard

M A IN T E N A N C E M ACHINIST— C ontinued

m a ch in e to o l s ; shaping o f m eta l p arts to c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; m aking standard shop com pu tation s re la t ing to d im e n s io n s o f w o r k , to o l in g , f e e d s , and speed s o f m ach in in g ; knowledge of the w o rk in g p r o p e r t i e s o f the c o m m o n m e t a ls ; s e le c t in g standard m a t e r ia ls , p a r t s , and equ ip m en t r e q u ir e d f o r this w o rk ; and f itting and a s se m b l in g parts into m e c h a n ic a l equipm ent. In g e n e r a l , the m a c h in is t ' s w ork n o r m a l ly re q u ir e s a rou n d ed tra in in g in m a c h in e -s h o p p r a c t i c e usu ally a c q u ir e d through a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r equivalent train ing and e x p e r ie n ce .

M A IN T E N A N C E MECHANIC (M A C H IN E R Y )

R ep a irs m a c h in e r y o r m e c h a n ic a l equ ip m en t o f an e s ta b l ish m en t . W o rk in vo lves m o s t o f the f o l low in g : E xam in in g m a ch in e s and m e c h a n ic a lequ ipm en t to d iagnose s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ; d ism a n t l in g o r p a r t ly d ism an t lin g m a ch in e s and p e r fo r m in g r e p a ir s that m a in ly in v o lv e the u se o f handtools in s c ra p in g and fitting p a rts ; r e p lac in g b r o k e n o r d e fe c t iv e parts with i tem s obta ined f r o m stock ; o r d e r in g the p r o d u c t io n o f a r e p la c e m e n t part by a m a ch in e shop o r sending the m a ch in e to a m a ch in e shop f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s ; p r e p a r in g w ritten s p e c i f i ca t io n s f o r m a j o r r e p a i r s o r f o r the p r o d u c t io n o f parts o r d e r e d f r o m m ach in e shop s ; r e a s s e m b l in g m a c h in e s ; and m aking a ll n e c e s s a r y adjustm ents f o r operat ion . In g e n e r a l , the w o r k o f a m a c h in e r y m ain ten an ce m ec h a n ic r e q u ire s rou n d ed tra in in g and e x p e r i e n c e u su a lly a c q u ir e d through a f o r m a l a p p r e n t ic e s h ip o r equ iva lent tra in in g and e x ­p e r ie n c e . E xcluded f r o m this c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a r e w o r k e r s w h o s e p r im a r y duties in vo lve setting up o r adjusting m a c h in e s .

M A IN T E N A N C E M ECHANIC (M O T O R V E H IC L E )

R ep a irs a u to m o b i le s , b u s e s , m o t o r t r u c k s , and t r a c t o r s o f an e s t a b ­l ish m en t . W ork in vo lves m o s t o f the fo l lo w in g : E xam in in g a u tom ot iveequipm ent to d iagnose s o u r c e o f t r o u b le ; d i s a s s e m b l in g equ ip m en t and p e r ­f o r m in g r e p a ir s that in vo lve the u se o f such han dtools as w r e n c h e s , g a u ges , d r i l l s , o r s p e c ia l iz e d equipm ent in d is a s s e m b l in g o r fitting p a r t s ; r e p lac in g b ro k e n o r de fe c t ive parts f r o m s to ck ; gr in d in g and ad justing v a lv e s ; r e ­a s s e m b l in g and insta lling the v a r io u s a s s e m b l i e s in the v e h ic le and m aking n e c e s s a r y ad justm ents ; and a ligning w h e e l s , ad justing b ra k e s and l igh ts , o r tightening body bo lts . In g e n e ra l , the w o r k o f the m o t o r v e h ic le m a in ten a n ce m e c h a in c r e q u ire s rounded tra in in g and e x p e r i e n c e u su a l ly a c q u ir e d th rou gh a f o r m a l a p p ren t icesh ip o r equivalent tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

This c la s s i f i c a t i o n d o e s not i n c l u d e m e c h a n ic s w ho r e p a ir c u s t o m e r s ' v e h ic le s in a u tom ob ile r e p a i r shop s .

M A IN T E N A N C E P I P E F IT T E R

Installs o r re p a ir s w a ter , s te a m , g a s , o r oth er types o f pipe and p ipefi tt ings in an estab lish m en t. W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w in g : Layingout w o r k and m e a s u r in g to l o c a t e p o s i t io n o f p ip e f r o m d raw in gs o r o th er w r it ten s p e c i f i c a t io n s ; cutting v a r io u s s i z e s o f pipe to c o r r e c t lengths with c h is e l and h am m er o r o x y a ce ty len e t o r c h o r p ip e -c u t t in g m a c h in e s ; th read in g pipe with s tocks and d ies ; bending pipe by h a n d -d r iv e n o r p o w e r - d r i v e n m a c h in e s ; a sse m b l in g pipe with co u p l in g s and fas ten in g pipe to h a n g e r s ; m aking standard shop com pu tation s re la t in g to p r e s s u r e s , f lo w , and s iz e of pipe r e q u ire d ; and m aking standard te s t s to d e t e r m in e w hether f in ish e d p ipes m e e t sp e c i f i c a t io n s . In g e n e ra l , the w o r k o f the m ain ten an ce p ip e f i t t e r re q u ir e s rounded tra in ing and e x p e r i e n c e u su a l ly a c q u ir e d th rou gh a f o r m a l a p p re n t ice s h ip or equivalent tra in in g and e x p e r i e n c e . W o r k e r s p r im a r i ly en gaged in installing and r e p a ir in g build ing san itation o r heating s y s te m s a r e exc lu ded .

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M A IN T E N A N C E S H E E T -M E T A L W O R K E R

F a b r i c a t e s , i n s t a l l s , and m aintains in good r e p a ir the s h e e t -m e t a l eq u ip m en t and f ix tu r e s (su ch as m ach in e g u a rd s , g r e a s e pan s , s h e lv e s , l o c k e r s , tan ks , v e n t i la t o r s , ch u te s , d u cts , m eta l roo f in g ) o f an e s ta b l ish m en t . W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f the f o l l o w in g : Planning and laying out all ty pes o fs h e e t -m e t a l m a in te n a n ce w o r k f r o m b lu e p r in ts , m o d e l s , o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a ­t i o n s ; sett ing up and o p e r a t in g all ava ilab le types of s h e e t -m e t a l w ork in g m a c h in e s ; using a v a r ie t y o f handtools in cutting, bending , f o r m in g , shaping, f itt in g , and a s s e m b l in g ; and in sta ll in g s h e e t -m e ta l a r t i c le s as r e q u ire d . In g e n e r a l , the w o r k o f the m a in ten a n ce s h e e t -m e ta l w o r k e r r e q u ir e s rou nded tr a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e u su a l ly a cq u ir e d through a f o r m a l a p p re n t ice sh ip o r equ iv a len t t r a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e .

m i l l w r i g h t

In sta lls n ew m a c h in e s o r heavy equipm ent, and d ism a n t les and in s t a l ls m a c h in e s o r h eavy equ ip m en t when changes in the plant layout a re r e q u ir e d . W o rk in v o lv e s m o s t o f the f o l lo w in g : Planning and laying out w o r k ;in te r p r e t in g b lu e p r in ts o r o th e r s p e c i f i c a t io n s ; using a v a r ie t y o f handtools and r ig g in g ; m ak in g stan dard shop com putations relating to s t r e s s e s , s trength o f m a t e r i a l s , and c e n t e r s o f g ra v ity ; a ligning and ba lan c in g equ ipm en t; s e le c t in g s ta n d a rd t o o l s , e q u ip m en t , and parts to be used; and in sta ll in g and m a in ta in in g in g ood o r d e r p o w e r t r a n s m is s i o n equipm ent such as d r iv e s and s p e e d r e d u c e r s . In g e n e r a l , the m i l lw r ig h t 's w ork n o r m a l ly re q u ir e s a rou n d ed tr a in in g and e x p e r i e n c e in the trad e a cqu ired through a f o r m a l a p p r e n t i c e s h ip o r equ iv a len t tra in in g and e x p e r ie n c e .

M A IN T E N A N C E T R A D E S H E L P E R

A s s i s t s one o r m o r e w o r k e r s in the sk i l led m ain ten ance t r a d e s , by p e r f o r m i n g s p e c i f i c o r g e n e r a l duties o f l e s s e r sk il l , such as keepin g a w o r k e r su p p l ied w ith m a t e r ia l s and t o o l s ; c lean ing w ork in g a r e a , m a ch in e , and eq u ip m en t ; a s s i s t in g jo u r n e y m a n by holding m a te r ia ls o r t o o l s ; and p e r f o r m i n g o th e r u n sk i l led ta sk s as d ir e c te d by jou rn ey m a n . The kind o f w o r k the h e lp e r is p e r m i t t e d to p e r f o r m v a r ie s f r o m trad e to trad e : Ins o m e t r a d e s the h e lp e r is c on f in ed to supplying, l ifting, and holding m a t e r ia ls and t o o l s , and c lea n in g w o rk in g a r e a s ; and in others he is p e r m it te d to p e r f o r m s p e c ia l i z e d m a c h in e o p e r a t io n s , o r parts o f a tr a d e that are a lso p e r f o r m e d by w o r k e r s on a fu l l - t i m e b a s is .

M A C H I N E -T O O L O P E R A T O R (T O O L R O O M )S p e c ia l i z e s in o p e r a t in g one o r m o r e than one type o f m ach in e

to o l ( e .g . , j i g b o r e r , gr in d in g m a ch in e , engine lathe, m i l l in g m ach in e) to m a ch in e m e ta l f o r use in m akin g o r maintaining j i g s , f ix tu re s , cutting t o o l s , g a u g e s , o r m e t a l d ies o r m o ld s u sed in shaping o r f o r m in g m e ta l o r n o n m e ta l l i c m a t e r ia l ( e .g . , p la s t i c , p la s t e r , ru b b e r , g la ss ) . W ork ty p ica l ly i n v o l v e s : P lan nin g and p e r f o r m in g dif f icu lt m ach in ing op e r a t io n s w hichre q u ir e c o m p l i c a t e d se tu ps o r a high d e g r e e o f a c c u r a c y ; sett ing up m ach in e t o o l o r t o o l s ( e .g . , in s t a l l cutting to o ls and adjust gu id es , s to p s , w ork in g ta b le s , and o th e r c o n t r o ls to handle the s ize o f s tock to be m a ch in ed ; d e t e r m in e p r o p e r f e e d s , s p e e d s , to o l in g , and op era t ion seq u en ce o r s e le c t th o s e p r e s c r i b e d in d r a w in g s , b lu ep r in ts , o r layou ts ) ; using a v a r ie t y o f p r e c i s i o n m e a s u r in g in s t r u m e n ts ; m aking n e c e s s a r y ad justm ents during m a ch in in g o p e r a t io n to a c h ie v e req u is i te d im en s ion s to v e r y c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s . M ay be r e q u ir e d to s e l e c t p r o p e r coo lan ts and cutting and lu br ica t in g o i l s , to r e c o g n iz e when t o o l s n e e d d r e s s in g , and to d r e s s to o l s . In g e n e r a l , the

M A C H IN E -T O O L O P E R A T O R (T O O L R O O M )— Continued

w o r k o f a m a c h in e - t o o l o p e r a t o r ( t o o l r o o m ) at the sk il l le v e l ca l le d fo r in this c la s s i f i c a t i o n r e q u ir e s ex ten s ive knowledge o f m a c h in e -s h o p and t o o l ­r o o m p r a c t i c e u su ally a cq u ir e d through c o n s id e r a b le o n - t h e - jo b training and e x p e r ie n c e .

F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w age study p u r p o s e s , this c la s s i f i c a t io n does not in c lu d e m a c h in e - t o o l o p e r a t o r s ( t o o l r o o m ) e m p lo y e d in to o l and die jobbing shops.

T O O L AND DIE M A K E R

C on stru cts and r e p a ir s j i g s , f ix tu r e s , cutting to o l s , gau ges , or m e ta l d ies or m o ld s u sed in shaping o r fo rm in g m eta l o r nonm etallic m a t e r ia l ( e .g . , p la s t i c , p la s t e r , r u b b e r , g la ss ) . W o rk ty p ica l ly in vo lves : Planning and laying out w o r k a c c o r d in g to m o d e l s , b lu ep r in ts , d raw in gs , or other w r it ten o r o r a l s p e c i f i c a t io n s ; u nderstanding the w ork in g p r o p e r t ie s of c o m m o n m eta ls and a l lo y s ; se le c t in g a p p ro p r ia te m a t e r ia ls , t o o l s , and p r o c e s s e s r e q u ir e d to c o m p le t e task ; m aking n e c e s s a r y shop com putations ; setting up and operat in g va r io u s m ach in e too ls and r e la te d equipment; using v a r io u s to o l and die m a k e r ' s handtools and p r e c i s i o n m ea su r in g in stru m en ts ; w ork in g to v e r y c l o s e t o l e r a n c e s ; h ea t -t re a t in g m e ta l parts and fin ish ed too ls and dies to a ch ie v e r e q u ir e d q u a l it ie s ; fitting and a s se m b l in g parts to p r e ­s c r i b e d to l e r a n c e s and a l lo w a n ce s . In g e n e r a l , the to o l and die m a k e r 's w o r k r e q u ir e s rou nded train ing in m a c h in e -s h o p and t o o l r o o m p r a c t ic e u su a l ly a c q u ir e d through f o r m a l a p p re n t ice sh ip o r equivalent training and e x p e r ie n c e .

F o r c r o s s - i n d u s t r y w age study p u r p o s e s , this c la s s i f i c a t io n does not in c lud e too l and die m a k e r s who ( 1) a re e m p lo y e d in too l and die jobbing shops o r (2 ) p r o d u c e fo rg in g d ies (d ie s in k e r s ) .

S T A T IO N A R Y ENGINEER

O perates and m aintains one o r m o r e s y s te m s which prov id e an es ta b l ish m e n t with such s e r v i c e s as heat, a i r - c o n d i t io n in g ( c o o l , hum idify , deh u m id ify , f i l t e r , and c i r c u la t e a i r ) , r e f r ig e r a t io n , s te a m or h ig h - t e m p e r a ­tu re w a te r , o r e l e c t r i c i t y . Duties in vo lve : O b serv in g and interpretingread in gs on gau ges , m e t e r s , and ch arts w hich r e g i s t e r v a r iou s a sp ects of the s y s t e m 's o p er a t ion ; adjusting co n tr o ls to in su re sa fe and e f f i c ie n t o p e r a ­t ion of the s y s te m and to m e e t dem ands f o r the s e r v i c e p rov id ed ; r e co rd in g in lo g s v a r io u s a s p e c ts o f the s y s t e m 's o p era t ion ; keeping the engines , m a c h in e r y , and equ ipm en t of the s y s t e m in good w ork in g o r d e r . May d ir e c t and co o r d in a t e a c t iv i t ie s of o th er w o r k e r s (not s ta t ion a ry en g in e e rs ) in p e r ­fo r m in g tasks d i r e c t ly re la te d to operat in g and m aintain ing the s y s te m or s y s te m s .

T h e c la s s i f i c a t i o n e x c lu d es head o r c h ie f e n g in eers in e s tab lish m en ts e m p lo y in g m o r e than one en g in eer ; w o r k e r s r e q u ir e d to be sk i l led in the r e p a ir o f e l e c t r o n i c c o n tr o l equipm ent; and w o r k e r s in e s tab lish m en ts p r o ­ducing e l e c t r i c i t y , s te a m , o r heated o r c o o l e d a ir p r im a r i ly fo r sale.

B O IL E R T E N D E R

T en ds one o r m o r e b o i l e r s to p r o d u c e s te a m o r h ig h - te m p e ra tu re w a ter f o r u se in an esta b l ish m en t . F i r e s b o i l e r . O b s e r v e s and in terp rets read in gs on g a u ges , m e t e r s , and ch a rts w hich r e g i s t e r var iou s a sp ects of b o i l e r operat ion . A d ju sts c o n tr o ls to in su re sa fe and e f f ic ien t b o i le r o p e r a ­t ion and to m e e t dem and s f o r s te a m o r h ig h - te m p e r a t u r e w ater . M ay a lso

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B O IL E R T E N D E R — C ontinued

do one o r m o r e o f the fo l lo w in g : M aintain a log in w h ich v a r io u s a s p e c t sof b o i l e r o p er a t ion a r e r e c o r d e d ; c le a n , o i l , m ake m in o r r e p a i r s o r a s s i s t in re p a ir s to b o i l e r r o o m equip m en t; and, fo l lo w in g p r e s c r i b e d m e t h o d s , t r e a t b o i l e r w a ter with c h e m ic a l s and a n a ly ze b o i l e r w a te r f o r such things as a c id i ty , c a u s t i c i t y , and a lka lin ity .

The c la s s i f i c a t i o n e x c lu d e s w o r k e r s in e s ta b l ish m e n ts p rod u c t in g e l e c t r i c i t y , s te a m , o r h eated o r c o o l e d a ir p r i m a r i l y f o r sa le .

Material Movement and Custodial

T R U C K D R IV E R

D r iv e s a t r u c k within a c i ty o r in du str ia l a r e a to t r a n s p o r t m a t e r ia l s , m e r c h a n d is e , equ ip m en t, o r w o r k e r s b e tw een v a r io u s ty pes o f e s ta b l ish m e n ts such a s : M an ufactu r ing p lan ts , f r e ig h t d e p o ts , w a r e h o u s e s ,w h o le sa le and r e t a i l e s ta b l is h m e n ts , o r b e tw e e n re ta i l e s ta b l is h m e n ts and c u s t o m e r s ' h o u se s o r p la c e s o f b u s in e s s . M ay a ls o lo a d o r unload t r u c k with o r without h e lp e r s , m a k e m i n o r m e c h a n ic a l r e p a i r s , and keep t r u c k in good w ork in g o r d e r . S a le s r o u te and o v e r - t h e - r o a d d r i v e r s a r e exc lu d ed .

F o r w age study p u r p o s e s , t r u c k d r iv e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d by type and rated ca p a c i t y o f t r u ck , as f o l l o w s :

T r u c k d r i v e r , l ight t r u c k(stra ig h t t r u ck , u nder IV2 ton s , u su a l ly 4 w h e e l s )

T r u c k d r i v e r , m e d iu m tr u c k(st ra ig h t t r u ck , IV2 to 4 tons in c lu s iv e , u su a l ly 6 w h e e l s )

T r u c k d r i v e r , h eav y tr u c k ( s tra ig h t t r u c k , o v e r 4 t o n s , u su a l ly 10 w h e e ls )

T r u c k d r i v e r , t r a c t o r - t r a i l e r

SH IP P E R AN D R E C E IV E R

P e r f o r m s c l e r i c a l and p h y s ic a l tasks in co n n e c t io n with shipping g ood s o f the e s ta b l is h m e n t in w h ich e m p lo y e d and r e c e iv in g in co m in g sh ip m en ts . In p e r fo r m in g d a y - t o -d a y , rou tin e ta s k s , f o l l o w s e s ta b l is h e d g u id e l in es . In handling unusual nonrou tin e p r o b l e m s , r e c e i v e s s p e c i f i c g u id ­a n ce f r o m s u p e r v i s o r o r o th er o f f i c i a l s . M ay d i r e c t and co o r d in a t e the a c t iv i t ie s o f o th er w o r k e r s en gaged in handling g ood s to be sh ip ped o r be ing r e c e iv e d .

S h ip p ers ty p ic a l ly a r e r e s p o n s ib l e f o r m o s t o f the f o l lo w in g : V e r i fy in g that o r d e r s a r e a c c u r a t e ly f i l le d by c o m p a r in g i t e m s and quantit ies o f g ood s g a th e re d f o r sh ipm en t a ga in st d o c u m e n t s ; in su rin g that sh ip m en ts a r e p r o p e r l y p a ck a g e d , id en t i f ied with shipping in fo r m a t io n , and lo a d e d into tr a n sp o r t in g v e h i c l e s ; p r e p a r in g and keeping r e c o r d s o f g o o d s sh ip ped , e .g . , m a n i fe s t s , b i l l s o f lading.

R e c e i v e r s t y p ic a l ly a r e r e s p o n s ib l e f o r m o s t of the f o l lo w in g : V e r i fy in g the c o r r e c t n e s s o f in c o m in g sh ip m en ts by c o m p a r in g i t e m s and quantities u n load ed a ga in st b i l l s o f lad in g , in v o i c e s , m a n i f e s t s , s to r a g e

SH IP P E R AND R E C E IV E R — C ontinued

r e c e i p t s , o r other r e c o r d s ; ch e ck in g f o r d a m a g e d g o o d s ; in su rin g that good s a r e a p p ro p r ia te ly iden ti f ied f o r routing to d ep a rtm en ts w ith in the e s ta b l ish m en t ; p rep a r in g and keeping r e c o r d s o f g o o d s r e c e iv e d .

F o r wage study p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e c l a s s i f i e d as f o l l o w s :

ShipperR e c e iv e rShipper and r e c e i v e r

W AR EHOUSEM AN

A s d ir e c te d , p e r fo r m s a v a r i e t y of w a r e h o u s in g duties w hich r e q u ir e an u nderstanding o f the e s ta b l is h m e n t 's s t o r a g e plan. W o r k in v o lv e s m o s t o f the fo l low in g : V er i fy in g m a t e r ia ls (o r m e r c h a n d is e ) a ga in st r e c e iv in gd o c u m e n t s , noting and rep ort in g d i s c r e p a n c i e s and ob v iou s d a m a g e s ; routing m a t e r ia ls to p r e s c r i b e d s to ra g e l o c a t i o n s ; s to r in g , s ta ck in g , o r p a l le t iz in g m a t e r ia ls in a c c o r d a n c e with p r e s c r i b e d s t o r a g e m e th o d s ; r e a r r a n g in g and taking in ven tory o f s to r e d m a t e r ia l s ; ex a m in in g s t o r e d m a t e r ia l s and r e ­p ortin g d e t e r io r a t io n and d a m a g e ; r e m o v in g m a t e r ia l f r o m s to r a g e and p r e p a r in g it for shipm ent. M ay o p e r a t e hand or p o w e r t r u ck s in p e r fo r m in g w a reh ou s in g duties.

E xclu de w o r k e r s w h ose p r i m a r y du ties in v o lv e shipping and r e ­c e iv in g w o r k ( se e Sh ipper and R e c e i v e r and Shipping P a c k e r ) , o r d e r f i l l in g ( s e e O r d e r F i l l e r ) , o r operat ing p o w e r t r u ck s ( s e e P o w e r - T r u c k O p e r a t o r ) .

O R D E R F IL L E R

F il ls shipping o r t r a n s fe r o r d e r s f o r f in ish ed go o d s f r o m s t o r e d m e r c h a n d is e in a c c o r d a n c e with s p e c i f i c a t i o n s on sa le s s l ip s , c u s t o m e r s ' o r d e r s , o r other in stru ct ion s . M a y , in ad d it ion to f i l l in g o r d e r s and i n ­dicating i tem s f i l le d o r om itted , k eep r e c o r d s o f outgoing o r d e r s , r e q u is i t io n add it ion a l s to ck o r r e p o r t sh ort su p p l ie s to s u p e r v i s o r , and p e r f o r m oth er r e la te d duties.

SHIPPING P A C K E R

P r e p a r e s f in ish ed p r o d u c ts f o r sh ip m en t o r s to r a g e by p lac in g th e m in shipping c o n ta in e rs , the s p e c i f i c o p e r a t io n s p e r f o r m e d be in g dependent upon the type, s i z e , and n um ber o f units to b e p a c k e d , the ty pe o f c o n ta in e r e m p lo y e d , and m eth od of sh ipm ent. W o r k r e q u i r e s the p la c in g of i t e m s in shipping co n ta in ers and m a y in v o lv e one o r m o r e o f the f o l lo w in g : K n ow led g eo f v a r io u s item s o f s to c k in o r d e r to v e r i f y con ten t ; s e l e c t i o n o f a p p r o p r ia t e type and s iz e o f con ta in e r ; in se r t in g e n c l o s u r e s in c o n ta in e r ; u sin g e x c e l s i o r o r oth er m a t e r ia l to preven t b r e a k a g e o r d a m a g e ; c l o s in g and sea l in g c o n ta in e r ; and applying labe ls o r en ter in g iden ti fy in g data on c o n ta in e r . P a c k e r s who a ls o m ak e w ooden b o x e s o r c r a t e s a r e exc lu ded .

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M A T E R IA L H A N D LIN G L A B O R E R

A w o r k e r e m p lo y e d in a w a r e h o u s e , m an ufactu r in g plant, s t o r e , o r o th e r e s ta b l i s h m e n t w h o s e du ties in vo lve one o r m o r e o f the f o l l o w in g : L o a d in g and u nloading v a r i o u s m a t e r ia l s and m e r c h a n d is e on o r f r o m fre ig h t c a r s , t r u c k s , o r o th e r t r a n s p o r t in g d e v i c e s ; unpacking, s h e lv in g , o r p la c in g m a t e r i a l s o r m e r c h a n d i s e in p r o p e r s to ra g e lo ca t io n ; and t r a n s p o r t in g m a t e r ia l s o r m e r c h a n d i s e b y h an dtruck , c a r , o r w h e e lb a r r o w . L o n g s h o r e w o r k e r s , w ho lo a d and unload s h ip s , a re e x c lu d e d .

P O W E R -T R U C K O P E R A T O R

O p e r a t e s a m a n u a l ly c o n t r o l l e d g a s o l in e - o r e l e c t r i c - p o w e r e d tru ck o r t r a c t o r to t r a n s p o r t g o o d s and m a t e r ia ls o f all kinds about a w a r e h o u s e , m a n u fa c tu r in g p lan t, o r o th e r e s ta b l is h m e n t .

F o r w a g e study p u r p o s e s , w o r k e r s a r e c la s s i f i e d by type o f p o w e r - t r u c k , as f o l l o w s :

F o r k l i f t o p e r a t o rP o w e r - t r u c k o p e r a t o r (o th er than fo rk l i f t )

G U A R D

P r o t e c t s p r o p e r t y f r o m theft o r d a m a g e , o r p e r s o n s f r o m h az a rd s o r i n t e r f e r e n c e . Duties in v o lv e s e rv in g at a f ixed p os t , m ak in g rounds on f o o t o r by m o t o r v e h i c l e , o r e s c o r t in g p e r s o n s o r p r o p e r t y . M ay be dep utized to m a k e a r r e s t s . M ay a ls o h elp v i s i t o r s and c u s t o m e r s by a n sw er in g q u e s t io n s and g iv in g d i r e c t i o n s .

G U ARD — C ontinued

G uards e m p lo y e d by es ta b l ish m e n ts w hich p r o v id e p r o tec t iv e s e r ­v i c e s on a co n tr a c t b a s is a re in c lu d ed in th is o ccu p a t ion .

F o r w a g e study p u r p o s e s , guards a re c la s s i f i e d as fo l low s :C la ss A . E n fo r c e s regu la tion s d es ig n ed to p reven t b r e a c h e s o f

s e c u r i t y . E x e r c i s e s ju d g m en t and u ses d i s c r e t i o n in dealing with e m e r ­g e n c ie s and s e c u r i t y v io la t io n s e n cou n tered . D eterm in es w hether f i r s t r e s p o n s e shou ld be to in terv en e d i r e c t ly (asking f o r a s s i s t a n c e when d e e m e d n e c e s s a r y and t im e a l lo w s ) , to k e e p situation under s u r v e i l la n c e , o r to r e ­p o r t s ituation so that it can be handled by a p p rop r ia te authority. Duties r e q u ir e s p e c ia l i z e d tra in in g in m ethod s and te ch n iqu es o f p ro tec t in g se cu r i ty a r e a s . C o m m o n ly , the gu ard is r e q u ir e d to d e m o n stra te continuing p h y s ica l f i tn e ss and p r o f i c i e n c y with f i r e a r m s o r o th e r s p e c ia l w eapon s .

C la s s B . C a r r i e s out in s t ru c t io n s p r im a r i ly o r ien ted to w a rd in ­sur in g that e m e r g e n c i e s and s e c u r i ty v io la t io n s are rea d i ly d i s c o v e r e d and r e p o r t e d to a p p ro p r ia te author ity . In terven es d i r e c t ly on ly in situations which r e q u ir e m in im a l a ct ion to sa fe g u a rd p r o p e r t y o r p e r s o n s . Duties requ ire m in im a l tra in in g . C o m m o n ly , the gu ard is not r e q u ir e d to dem on stra te p h y s ic a l f i tn e s s . M ay be a r m e d , but g e n e r a l ly is not r e q u ir e d to d em on stra te p r o f i c i e n c y in the use o f f i r e a r m s o r s p e c ia l w ea p on s .

J A N IT O R , P O R T E R , O R C L E A N E RC lean s and k e e p s in an o r d e r l y con d it ion fa c t o r y w ork in g area s and

w a s h r o o m s , o r p r e m i s e s o f an o f f i c e , apartm en t h o u se , o r c o m m e r c i a l o r o th e r e s ta b l is h m e n t . Duties in vo lve a co m bin a t ion o f the fo l lo w in g : Sweeping, m o p p in g o r s c r u b b in g , and p o l ish in g f l o o r s ; r e m o v in g ch ip s , t r a s h , and o th er r e fu s e ; dusting eq u ip m en t , fu rn itu re , o r f ix tu r e s ; p o l ish in g m eta l f ix tu res o r t r im m in g s ; p r o v id in g su p p l ie s and m i n o r m ain ten an ce s e r v i c e s ; and clean ing la v a t o r i e s , s h o w e r s , and r e s t r o o m s . W o r k e r s who s p e c ia l iz e in window w ashin g are e x c lu d e d .

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T h e fo l lo w in g a r e a s a r e s u r ­v e y e d p e r i o d i c a l l y f o r u se in a d m in ­i s te r in g the S e r v i c e C o n tr a c t A c t o f 1965. S u rv e y r e s u l ts a r e p u b ­l ish ed in r e l e a s e s w h ich a r e a v a i la ­b le , at no c o s t , w h i le su p p l ie s las t f r o m any o f the BLS r e g io n a l o f f i c e s shown on the b a ck c o v e r .

A la s k a (sta tew id e )A lbany , Ga.A lb u qu erq u e , N. M ex .A le x a n d r ia —L e e s v i l l e , La.A lp en a—Standishr-Tawas City , M ich . Ann A r b o r , M ich .A s h e v i l l e , N .C .A ugusta, Ga.—S .C .Au st in , Tex .B a k e r s f ie ld , C a l i f .Baton R ou ge , La.Battle C r e e k , M ich .B eaum ont—P o r t A r t h u r -O r a n g e

and Lake C h a r le s , T e x .—La. B i lo x i—G u lfp ort and P a s c a g o u la —

M o s s Poin t , M is s .B ingham ton , N. Y.B irm in g h a m , A la .B loom in g ton —V in ce n n e s , Ind. B r e m e r to n —Shelton , Wash. B ru n sw ick , Ga.C e d a r R ap id s , Iowa C h am paign —Urbana—Rantoul, 111. C h a r le s to n —N orth C h a r le s to n —

W a lt e r b o r o , S .C .C h ar lo tte—G aston ia , N.C. C la r k s v i l l e —H o p k in sv i l le , Term.—Ky. C o lu m b ia —S u m ter , S .C .C o lu m b u s , Ga.—A la .C o lu m b u s, M is s .C on n ect icu t (s ta tew id e )D eca tu r , 111.D es M o in e s , Iowa Dothan, A la .Duluth—S u p e r io r , M inn.—W is.E l P a s o —A l a m o g o r d o —Las C r u c e s ,

T e x .—N. M ex.E u gen e—S p r in g f ie ld —M e d fo r d , O reg .

F a y e t te v i l le , N .C .F o r t L a u d e rd a le —H o lly w ood

and W e st P a l m B ea ch —B o c a Raton , F la .

F o r t Smith, A r k .—Okla.F o r t W ayne, Ind.G adsden and A n niston , A la . G o ld s b o r o , N.C .G rand Island—H ast in g s , N ebr.Guam , T e r r i t o r y o f H a r r is b u r g —L eban on , Pa.K n o x v i l le , Term.La C r o s s e —Sparta, W is.L a r e d o , T ex .L as V e g a s—Ton opah , Nev. L ex ington —F a y e t te , Ky.L im a , OhioLittle R o ck —N orth Little R ock , A rk . L o r a in —E ly r ia , Ohio L o w e r E a s t e r n S h ore , Md.—Va.—Del. M a con , Ga.M a d ison , W is .M ain e (s ta tew id e )M a n sf ie ld , Ohio M c A l l e n —P h a r r —E dinburg

and B r o w n s v i l l e —H arlingen —San Benito , T ex .

M e r id ia n , M is s .M id d le s e x , M onm outh , and

O cea n C o u n t ie s , N. J.M o b i le —P e n s a c o la —P a n a m a City,

A la .—F la .M ontana (s ta tew id e )N a sh v i l le —D a vid son , Tenn.New B e r n -J a c k s o n v i l l e , N.C.N ew H a m p s h ir e (sta tew id e )N orth Dakota (s ta tew id e )N o r th e rn New Y o rk N o r th w e s t T e x a s O rlan do , F la .O xnard—S im i V a l le y —Ventura , C a li f . P e o r i a , 111.P h o e n ix , A r i z .P in e Bluff , A rk .P u e b lo , C o lo .P u e r t o R i c o R a le ig h —D u rh am , N.C.R en o , Nev.

A L S O A V A I L A B L E —R iv e r s id e —San B ern ard in o— O ntario , Calif .

Salina, Kans.Salinas—S eas ide—M on terey , Calif . Sandusky, Ohio Santa B a rb a ra —Santa M aria—

L o m p o c , Calif .Savannah, Ga.S e lm a , A la .Sh erm an —D enison , Tex . S h re v e p o r t , La.South Dakota (statewide) S ou th eastern M a ssach u se tts Southern Idaho Southwest V irg in ia Spokane, Wash.S p rin g fie ld , 111.Stockton, Calif .T a c o m a , Wash.T am pa—St. P e te rsb u rg , F la . Top eka , Kans.T u cs o n —D oug las , A r iz .T u lsa , Okla.U pper Peninsu la , Mich.V a l le j o —F a ir f ie ld —Napa, Calif . V e r m o n t (statewide)V irg in Islands o f the U.S.W a co and K illeen—T e m p le , Tex . W a t e r lo o —C edar F a l ls , Iowa W e st V irg in ia (statewide) W e s te rn and N orthern

M a ssac h u se t ts W ichita F a l ls—Lawton—Altus,

T e x .—Okla.Yakim a—Richland—Kennewick—

P en dleton , Wash.—O reg.

A n annual r e p o r t on s a la r ie s f o r accou n tan ts , au d itors , c h ie f a c c o u n t ­ants, a t to rn e y s , j o b an a ly sts , d i r e c ­to r s o f p e r so n n e l , b u y e rs , c h e m is t s , e n g in e e r s , en g in eer in g te ch n ic ia n s , d r a f t e r s , a n d c l e r i c a l e m p lo y e e s is av a i la b le . O r d e r as BLS B u l l e ­tin 2004, N ational S u rv ey o f P r o ­f e s s io n a l , A d m in is t ra t iv e , T e c h n ic a l and C l e r i c a l Pay, M a r c h 1978, $ 2 .4 0 a cop y , f r o m any o f the BLS r e ­g ion a l s a le s o f f i c e s show n on the b a ck c o v e r , o r f r o m the S u p e r in ­tendent o f D o cu m e n ts , U.S. G o v e r n ­m en t P r in t in g O f f i ce , W ashington, D .C . 20402.

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A l i s t o f the la t e s t b u l le t in s ava i la b le is p r e se n te d b e low . Bulletins m a y be p u r c h a s e d f r o m any o f the BLS r e g io n a l o f f i c e s show n on the ba ck c o v e r , o r f r o m the S u p er in ten d en t o f D o cu m e n ts , U.S. G o v e r n m e n t P r in t in g O f f i c e , W ash ington , D .C . 20402. M ake c h e ck s payable to Su perin ten den t o f D o c u m e n ts . A d i r e c t o r y o f o c c u p a t io n a l w age su rv e y s , c o v e r i n g the y e a r s 1970 th rou gh 1977, is a v a i la b le on requ est .

B u lle t in n u m b e rA r e a and p r i c e *

A k r o n , O hio , D e c . 1978 __________________________________________ 2 0 2 5 -6 3 , $ 1 .0 0A lb a n y—S c h e n e c t a d y - T r o y , N. Y ., Sept. 1978 1________________ 2 0 2 5 -5 8 , $ 1 .2 0A n a h e im —Santa Ana—G a r d e n G r o v e ,

C a l i f . , O ct . 1 9 7 8 1 _______________________________________________ 2 0 2 5 -6 5 , $ 1 .3 0Atlanta , G a . , M a y 1979___________________________________________ 2 0 5 0 -2 0 , $ 1 .3 0B a l t im o r e , M d . , A u g . 1978 1 ____________________________________ 2 0 2 5 -5 0 , $ 1 .5 0B i l l in g s , M on t . , July 1 9 7 8 _______________________________________ 2 0 2 5 -3 8 , $ 1 .0 0B ir m in g h a m , A la . , M a r . 1 9 7 8 __________________________________ 2 0 2 5 -1 5 , 80 cen tsB os ton , M a s s . , Aug. 1978 1______________________________________ 2 0 2 5 -4 3 , $ 1 .5 0B u ffa lo , N .Y . , Oct . 1978 1________________________________________ 2 0 2 5 -7 1 , $ 1 .3 0Canton, Ohio , M a y 1 9 7 8 __________________________________________ 2 0 2 5 -2 2 , 70 cen tsC h attan ooga , T en n .—G a ., Sept. 1978 1__________________________ 2 0 2 5 -5 1 , $ 1 .2 0C h ic a g o , 111., M a y 1979___________________________________________ 2 0 5 0 -2 1 , $ 1 .7 5C in c in n a t i , Ohio—Ky.—In d . , July 1979 1_________________________ 2 0 5 0 -2 8 , $ 2 .0 0C le v e la n d , Ohio, Sept. 1 9 7 8 _____________________________________ 2 0 2 5 -4 9 , $ 1 .3 0C o lu m b u s , Ohio, Oct . 1978 1 ____________________________________ 2 0 2 5 -5 9 , $ 1 .5 0C o r p u s C h r is t i , T e x . , Ju ly 1979 1_______________________________ 2 0 5 0 -3 3 , $1 . 75D a l l a s - F o r t W orth , T e x . , Oct . 1978 1__________________________ 2 0 2 5 -5 2 , $ 1 .5 0D a v e n p o r t—R o c k Is land—M o lin e , Iowa—111., F eb . 1979_______ 2 0 5 0 -1 0 , $ 1 .0 0D ayton , Ohio, D e c . 1978 _________________________________________ 2 0 2 5 -6 6 , $ 1 .0 0D ayton a B ea ch , F la . , A u g . 1978 ________________________________ 20l2 5 -4 8 , $ 1 .0 0D e n v e r —B o u ld e r , C o l o . , D e c . 1 9 7 8 _____________________________ 2 0 2 5 -6 8 , $ 1 .2 0D e t r o i t , M ic h . , M a r . 1979 1____________________________________ 2 0 5 0 -7 , $ 1 .5 0F r e s n o , C a l i f . , June 1979_______________________________________ 2 0 5 0 -2 5 , $ 1 .5 0G a in e s v i l l e , F la . , Sept. 1978 ___________________________________ 2 0 2 5 -4 5 , $ 1 .0 0G a ry —H a m m o n d —E a s t C h ic a g o , Ind., Oct. 1979 1_____________ (To be surveyed)G r e e n B ay , W is . , Ju ly 1979_____________________________________ 2 0 5 0 -3 1 , $ 1 . 5 0G r e e n s b o r o —W in s t o n -S a l e m —High Point,

N .C . , A u g . 1 9 7 8 __________________________________________________ 2 0 2 5 -4 6 , $ 1 .0 0G r e e n v i l l e —S p arta n b u rg , S .C . , June 1979 1___________________ 2 0 5 0 -2 9 , $ 1.75H a r t fo r d , C on n . , M a r . 1979_____________________________________ 2 0 5 0 -1 2 , $ 1 .1 0H ouston , T e x . , A p r . 1979________________________________________ 2 0 5 0 -1 5 , $ 1 .3 0H u n tsv i l le , A la . , F e b . 1979______________________________________ 2 0 5 0 -3 , $ 1 .0 0In d ia n a p o l is , Ind., O ct . 1978 1 __________________________________ 2 0 2 5 -5 7 , $ 1 .5 0J a c k s o n , M i s s . , Jan. 1979 1_____________________________________ 2 0 5 0 -9 , $ 1 .2 0J a c k s o n v i l l e , F la . , D e c . 1978 __________________________________ 2 0 2 5 -6 7 , $ 1 .0 0K an sas C ity , M o . - K a n s . , Sept. 1 9 7 8 ___________________________ 2 0 2 5 -5 3 , $ 1 .3 0L o s A n g e l e s —L ong B e a ch , C a l i f . , Oct . 1978 1 ________________ 2 0 2 5 -6 1 , $ 1 .5 0L o u is v i l l e , Ky.—Ind., N ov . 1 9 7 8 _________________________________ 2 0 2 5 -6 9 , $ 1 .0 0M e m p h is , T en n .—A r k .—M i s s . , Nov. 1978 _____________________ 2 0 2 5 -6 2 , $ 1 .0 0

Bulletin n um berA r e a and p r i c e *

M ia m i, F la . , Oct. 1978 1__________________________________________ 2025-60 , $ 1 .30M ilw au kee , W is . , A p r . 1979_____________________________________ 2050-8 , $ 1 .30M in n ea p o l is—St. Paul, Minn.—W is . , Jan. 1979________________ 2050-1 , $1 .30N assau—Suffolk, N. Y . , June 1978 1______________________________ 2025-33 , $ 1 .30N ew ark , N .J . , Jan. 1979_________________________________________ 2050-5 , $ 1 .30New O r le a n s , La ., Jan. 1979 1_________________________________ 2050-2 , $ 1 .30New Y ork , N. Y . -N .J . , M ay 1979_______________________________ 20 5 0-3 0 , $1 . 75N or fo lk —V irg in ia B each—P o r ts m o u th , Va.—

N .C ., M ay 1979 1 ________________________________________________ 2050-22 , $ 1 .7 5N or fo lk —V irg in ia B each —P o r ts m o u th and

N ew p or t N ew s—Ham pton, Va.—N .C ., M ay 1 9 7 8 -------------------- 2025-21 , 80 centsN orth ea s t P en n sy lva n ia , Aug. 1979 1----------------------------------------- 20 5 0-3 2 , $ 1.75O klahom a C ity , O k la . , Aug. 1 9 7 8 _______________________________ 2025-40 , $ 1 .00Omaha, N e b r .—Iowa, Oct. 1 9 7 8 _________________________________ 2025-56 , $ 1 .00P a t e r s o n —C li f ton —P a s s a i c , N .J ., June 1979______________ -___ 2050-26 , $1 .50P h ilad e lp h ia , P a .—N.J., Nov. 1978 _____________________________ 2025-54 , $ 1 .30P it tsb u rgh , P a . , Jan. 1979 1____________________________________ 2050-11 , $ 1 .50P or t lan d , M aine, D ec . 1978 1 ___________________________________ 2025-70 , $ 1 .20P or t la n d , O re g .—W ash ., M ay 1979 _____________________________ 2 0 5 0 -2 7 , $ 1 . 75P o u g h k e e p s ie , N. Y . , June 1978 1________________________________ 2025-37 , $ 1 .10P o u g h k e e p s ie —K ingston—Newburgh, N. Y . , June 1978 1 ------------ 2025-42 , $ 1 .20P r o v i d e n c e —W a rw ick —Paw tucket , R .I .—

M a s s . , June 1 9 7 8 ________________________________________________ 2025-27 , $ 1 .4 0R ich m on d , Va., June 1979_______________________________________ 2050-24 , $ 1 .50St. L ou is , M o .—111., M ar . 1979 1 ________________________________ 2050-13 , $ 1 .50S a c ra m e n to , C a l i f . , D ec . 1978 _________________________________„ 2025-75 , $ 1 .00Saginaw, M ich . , Nov. 1978 ______________________________________ 2025-64 , $ 1 .00Salt Lake City—Ogden, Utah, Nov. 1978 1 _____________________ 2025-72 , $ 1 .30San A n ton io , T e x . , M ay 1979____________________________________ 2050-17 , $ 1 .00San D iego , C a l i f . , Nov. 1 9 7 8 ____________________________________ 2025-73 , $ 1 .00San F r a n c i s c o —Oakland, C a l i f . , M ar . 1979_____________________ 2050-14 , $1 .20San J ose , C a l i f . , M ar. 1979_____________________________________ 2 050-19 , $ 1 .10Seattle—E v e re t t , W ash ., D e c . 1 9 7 8 _____________________________ 2025-74 , $ 1 .00South Bend, Ind., Aug. 1 9 7 8 _____________________________________ 2025-44 , $ 1 .00T o le d o , Ohio—M ich . , M ay 1979__________________________________ 2050-16 , $ 1 .10T ren ton , N .J . , Sept. 1978 1 ______________________________________ 2025-55 , $ 1 .20Utica—R o m e , N. Y . , July 1 9 7 8 ___________________________________ 2025-34 , $ 1 .0 0W ashington, D . C . - M d . - V a . , M a r . 1979________________________ 2050-4 , $ 1 .20W ichita , K a n s . , A p r . 1979_______________________________________ 2050-18 , $ 1 .00W o r c e s t e r , M a s s . , A p r . 1 9 7 9 ___________________________________ 2050-23 , $ 1 .50Y ork , P a . , F eb . 1979_____________________________________________ 20 5 0 -6 , $ 1 .00

* Prices are determined by the Government Printing Office and are subject to change.1 Data on establishment practices and supplementary wage provisions are also presented.

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